on apping again somewhere, idk maybe holly heights...

[dualized]

Can we start over? You have regrets and I have my own too, but... I think we both agree we can get past them together.

I want another chance and so do you.

This time let's make sure we both can move forward without any regrets.

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[praises]

There is more than that! [ Allelujah is positively alight; he can't believe for one second that she'd think she didn't deserve anything they'd come so far to achieve. ] At least, I believe there is. I wouldn't have been able to come all this way if I didn't think there was still a place for those like us in the world. Where instead of destruction, instead of being a murderer...

[ He trails off. He wants more than anything to make her dream a reality. It didn't matter if they could never fully atone for what'd they'd done as soldiers. These were their lives. ]

The moment I heard your voice, I knew right away. That you were kind, that you were here for more than fighting. You wouldn't have been able to make feel me grateful for being alive if you weren't.

[ Life suits her, he thinks. Life, chances, beginnings. ]

[dualized]

[ He's right. In her heart she wanted to feel like she could have this. That she could leave the past behind. It was a battle she tried to keep off her face and fight inwardly, but if there was anyone who deserved to know, it was Allelujah. ]

Allelujah...

[ Softly, her smile returned and she closed her eyes for a moment, letting his words wash over her; it calms her feelings almost instantly. ] Yes... You're right. I sound silly, worrying about that now. [ She shakes her head. ] I won't let it change my dream.

[ No matter what, she decided. She would be strong. ] Thank you... for reminding me.

[praises]

[ She'd never be alone in her fears, but all of their hopes and chances... if Allelujah could, he'd ensure that those were always at the forefront, that they'd still be within reach. Even if they had to grasp them with hands that would never be clean again.

He carries conviction for this in his heart. ]

We'll find our way. I promise.

[dualized]

[ She wished there was more she could do for him. And at the same time she knew the things she wished she could do were impossible. But there was still so much they could do... that she could do. ]

So you really don't mind? [ Marie turns her mind to happier aspects. The future and it's possibilities are nearly limitless. And she can't help but look nearly giddy imagining it. But at the same time, her eyes show a level of seriousness. She only wanted it if he meant it - if it would make him happy. ]

I think two would be nice.

[ Even though she didn't know the first thing about being... well, a normal girl, much less a mother. But she certainly had the enthusiasm and desire to learn. ]

[praises]

[ Just her smile is enough to convince him this was what was meant to be after all. But hadn't it always been that way? To see her so elated over something so simple--something they could actually do--makes his stomach feel warm and his heart light. ]

Two.

[ He repeats, softly. Fondly. ]

What do you think it'd be like?

[dualized]

[ It's a question she gives some serious thought. Because... she doesn't really have anything to base it on. She still felt that her view of the world was limited. And yet she wasn't afraid to keep looking - to fill in the gaps. ]

I think... it would be difficult. But not impossibly so. The kind of thing that... has it's ups and downs and still feels more rewarding than anything else in the end.

There is a warmth that family brings... a bond of love that can't be broken.

[ She speaks fondly of the idea; eyes half-lidded, as if she's already imagining it inside her head. ]