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OK, yeah, it's definitely not happening.
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What? But this was all your idea!
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How cruel of you to stoke my excitement only to back out at the first sign of adversity. Come on, just keep trying a little longer.
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Right, of course. We'll just have to keep trying, then.
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How about this—describe the circumstances in which you first awakened to your power.
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Maybe we can reproduce the situation and see if lightning doesn't strike twice.
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Well, I was staring death in the face when it happened.
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I'd been beaten so badly, I could barely stand. But I kept telling myself I wasn't ready to die yet.
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Then out of nowhere, it just came to me.
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Hm. I suppose we shouldn't try to recreate those conditions. Nobody wants a dead officer on their hands.
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Let's consider some other potentially relevant factors.
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Who was your opponent? Where did the struggle take place? What time of day was it? Do you think your emotions played any part in it?
linkShezvolume_up
I was fighting the Ashen Demon, of all people. We'll never get the chance to cross swords again, though.
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I was fighting the Ashen Demon, of all people. I hope we get the chance to cross swords again someday.
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As for the when and where, we were in a forest, at night. Pretty sure it was a full moon, too.
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That leaves...my emotional state? But I don't know how I could replicate the intense emotions of being at the brink of death like that.
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I see, I see. That context would prove quite tricky to simulate.
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And if your power functions similar to a Crest, revealing itself even when you don't intend it...
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That leaves only one option—observing you on the battlefield at all times. Ugh, this is turning out to be more work than I signed up for.