[ Phil gives it a day before he makes an attempt to talk to Yor — though it's less a matter of trying to give her space than of his taking that long to work up the courage to do it. He still thinks his logic was sound, but that really doesn't matter when it was also wrong, and could have gotten an innocent person killed — and one he likes a lot, at that.
But that's always been what he's best at, even if it isn't listed outright as one of his skills — making bad decisions and ruining things for everyone.
Finally, there's a tentative knock on the door to her room. ]
Y-yes. If you don't mind me taking up a minute of your time, I wanted to apologize.
[ He crosses his arms tight against his chest and looks down at the floor. ]
I... thought I was drawing a logical conclusion from the evidence, but... clearly I was wrong, and should have trusted you more than that. I never wanted to put your life in danger or hurt you. So... I'm sorry.
[ He nods slightly; the identity of the victim must have made that much worse. ]
Mm. I hadn't realized you were close to her... I apologize for that as well.
[ Though it probably would have been hard to be accused of killing anyone that young. ]
I... I think it can be difficult to judge what anyone is capable of, though. So... I also don't want to risk sending the wrong person to die because I thought somebody wasn't that type. O-or that's what I was thinking, anyway.
[ Well, it feels the same to him, anyway, and his heart sinks. ]
I... really didn't mean to do that. I-I have a very dear friend back home who most of our world turned against, so I... I would never wish that on you.
No. I was always on her side. [ ... ] Honestly, if I'd been a little less supportive and talked her down from some of her ideas instead of trying to grant all of her wishes for her, things wouldn't have ended up as badly as they did.
...A-anyway, you don't need to worry about that. I know I have a tendency to make everything about myself, and that's not what I'm trying to do here.
And I won't keep taking up your time. Just— I was wrong, and you're under no obligation to forgive me. Regardless of what you may think of me, I'm truly sorry that I hurt you.
[It's another moment's pause as she absorbs all that, time just moves more slowly when you're still reeling, but she eventually gives a little nod. It's fretful, but grateful when she responds:]
...Thank you. I just hope that this time, we can work together to make sure no one else ends up like Samidare.
[ He considers that for a moment, but... he really never has been much of a victim of happenstance. Pretty much all of his problems had always been of his own making. ]
No, I suppose I haven't either.
[ He looks down at his cup, lifting the teabag up by its tag and watching the color swirl in its wake. ]
I still feel like I should have been able to figure it out. If we'd had more time, I'm sure we could have.
He also made the most sense to me, based off of what little information we had... but Raven is from the same world he is, and he was certain that this wasn't how he'd do things, so I believe him.
...In the end, I just voted for someone who I didn't think would get enough votes to actually be in danger. Which is probably worse than abstaining, really.
There's... another version of him in my world, and while I don't really know him at all personally, he's a friend of some my friends, and has been a reliable ally from what I know.
I have some reason to trust his opinion, at least... so if I don't have any verifiable leads to steer me in the right direction, I'll take that over nothing.
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week 1
saturday post-trial
But that's always been what he's best at, even if it isn't listed outright as one of his skills — making bad decisions and ruining things for everyone.
Finally, there's a tentative knock on the door to her room. ]
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...Phil?
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[ He crosses his arms tight against his chest and looks down at the floor. ]
I... thought I was drawing a logical conclusion from the evidence, but... clearly I was wrong, and should have trusted you more than that. I never wanted to put your life in danger or hurt you. So... I'm sorry.
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N-no, I... I understand why it might have seemed that way from my profile.
[It made her look awful, especially for that case.]
I was just... frustrated, I guess, that everyone thought I would kill Samidare like that.
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Mm. I hadn't realized you were close to her... I apologize for that as well.
[ Though it probably would have been hard to be accused of killing anyone that young. ]
I... I think it can be difficult to judge what anyone is capable of, though. So... I also don't want to risk sending the wrong person to die because I thought somebody wasn't that type. O-or that's what I was thinking, anyway.
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But... it felt like, no matter what I did to prove myself, there were people who thought it was just a lie, or part of a scheme.
Like it was already decided that I had to have done it because of my profile.
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[Though it doesn't seem to be focused on Phil alone, at least.]
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[ Well, it feels the same to him, anyway, and his heart sinks. ]
I... really didn't mean to do that. I-I have a very dear friend back home who most of our world turned against, so I... I would never wish that on you.
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[ He frowns. ]
No. I was always on her side. [ ... ] Honestly, if I'd been a little less supportive and talked her down from some of her ideas instead of trying to grant all of her wishes for her, things wouldn't have ended up as badly as they did.
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Did she get into trouble?
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And I won't keep taking up your time. Just— I was wrong, and you're under no obligation to forgive me. Regardless of what you may think of me, I'm truly sorry that I hurt you.
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...Thank you. I just hope that this time, we can work together to make sure no one else ends up like Samidare.
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[ But as for how likely that is... ]
...Well. Take care, then.
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Week 2
Saturday
She is however on the lookout for Phillip. Where is our Biqe today?]
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Phillip...?
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Oh... Good morning, Yor.
[ It's objectively not a very good morning, but. ]
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I just wanted to check and see how you were doing.
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How about you?
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I think I feel the same way. We caught Riku's killer, but SQ will still...
[She wasn't able to protect her from the accusations hurled her way, and now she will pay the price for a crime she never committed.]
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It's... it really is terribly unfair. She deserves much better than what she's been handed.
[ In both this world and her own, from the sound of it. ]
...I hate being unable to do anything about it.
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No, I suppose I haven't either.
[ He looks down at his cup, lifting the teabag up by its tag and watching the color swirl in its wake. ]
I still feel like I should have been able to figure it out. If we'd had more time, I'm sure we could have.
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...In the end, I just voted for someone who I didn't think would get enough votes to actually be in danger. Which is probably worse than abstaining, really.
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[ tbf he has not played tales of vesperia ]
There's... another version of him in my world, and while I don't really know him at all personally, he's a friend of some my friends, and has been a reliable ally from what I know.
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[She still sounds a little uncertain, though.]
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I have some reason to trust his opinion, at least... so if I don't have any verifiable leads to steer me in the right direction, I'll take that over nothing.
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[And Phillip is lucky in that way, isn't he? With Marcus here too, even if their relationship is more complicated than she initially thought.]
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I know I can always trust Marcus, at least, so I'm very grateful for that.
[ And now it's pretty clear why he doesn't have any doubts about that. ]
I... suppose we're the only ones in that situation now.
[ He figured it had been at least somewhat similar between Tenn and Riku, but... well. ]
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