[ There were a lot of disturbing implications that could be taken from that 'no'. But it's hard for her to imagine any of them being legitimate; surely there's not other reason Lalli would want to kill his friend, not when he sounds so troubled by the whole situation. The message that comes thereafter puts any temporary fears to rest, however, though it does raise a lot of questions. Is it Lalli being too hard on himself, or is there really truth in that? ]
What else could you have done? I've always heard that there's no other way to stop someone once
[ They've already died, already been taken over; she struggles with it a moment, then adds on the same line before she sends it, ]
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[ There were a lot of disturbing implications that could be taken from that 'no'. But it's hard for her to imagine any of them being legitimate; surely there's not other reason Lalli would want to kill his friend, not when he sounds so troubled by the whole situation. The message that comes thereafter puts any temporary fears to rest, however, though it does raise a lot of questions. Is it Lalli being too hard on himself, or is there really truth in that? ]
What else could you have done?
I've always heard that there's no other way to stop someone once
[ They've already died, already been taken over; she struggles with it a moment, then adds on the same line before she sends it, ]
they're on the other side.