[He's not foolish enough to believe Nephry is as calm as she's pretending to be, but he's thankful it.]
...it was the only way I could help them. The miasma had contaminated Tear's body. It was killing her. Removing the miasma otherwise would have been impossible...
[He looks down at his hands.] It was only when my own body began to dissipate that I was able to draw the contaminated fonons out of her body and into my own.
[He tightens his hand into a fist.] ...and it worked. I was even able... to leave them with a final reading of the score in the hopes of guiding them. To give them some kind of hint...
[His eyes are back at the sky, and despite everything he's saying, he's smiling.]
Even though it was through Mohs' manipulation that the stage was set, it had been my decision to die that day.
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...it was the only way I could help them. The miasma had contaminated Tear's body. It was killing her. Removing the miasma otherwise would have been impossible...
[He looks down at his hands.] It was only when my own body began to dissipate that I was able to draw the contaminated fonons out of her body and into my own.
[He tightens his hand into a fist.] ...and it worked. I was even able... to leave them with a final reading of the score in the hopes of guiding them. To give them some kind of hint...
[His eyes are back at the sky, and despite everything he's saying, he's smiling.]
Even though it was through Mohs' manipulation that the stage was set, it had been my decision to die that day.