009. video

[temerate]

[ oh look, another rooftop. Eko is in profile looking out at the city, both hands resting on the hilt of his sheathed katana, and after a moment lifts his chin to address the empty air like an orator. ]

Empty cicada shell:
as we come
we go back naked.

[ Pause. ]

Though there's been no confirmation.

[ He glances back at Yurine/the device, and

Comments

voice ;

[pteric]

Well, you sound awfully caring.

voice ;

[temerate]

It would be inconsiderate to allow his death to go unhonored.

voice ;

[pteric]

Sorry, I missed the heartfelt empathy in that poem

voice ;

[temerate]

He was but a near stranger, and a human at that.

Surely the task of honoring him will fall to his loved ones.

[voice]

[cachaemic]

Why do you think...

[voice]

[temerate]

That he has been killed?

[voice]

[cachaemic]

Yeah.

[voice]

[temerate]

It is the logical assumption, in lieu of certainty.

[voice]

[boxes_shadows]

What child?

[voice]

[temerate]

The boy Ritsuka.

[voice]

[boxes_shadows]

...

[Wow, hi, conflicted. He thought he might've had a lead, not that he wanted one in this case.]

And-- who was he?

[voice]

[temerate]

An unfortunate civilian.

Children ought to stay out of the dangerous affairs of their elders.

[undeify]

No.

[temerate]

Thou art certain, Caim?

[undeify]

I am.

[temerate]

Then I have spoken too soon.

Perhaps he will yet appreciate the thought.

[othellothere]

What a lovely poem.

[temerate]

The others seem to find it upsetting, for some reason.