[ ...both of them stop to look at him. then at Miku, then back at each other ]
...He's always been trying to make up for everything. It never made us happy.
I thought...
If I fixed things, if you were happy, then I wouldn't have to anymore. But... mmm. You took care of me, so... it's only fair that I do the same for you.
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[ her expression falters a little ]
Then, you can--
[ and the magpie bursts out with a sudden chatter and an exclamation of ]
But don't you want to make up for everything by protecting us now? We thought that would make you happy.
[ Miku reaches out, panicky, trying to grab his beak ]
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...He's always been trying to make up for everything. It never made us happy.
I thought...
If I fixed things, if you were happy, then I wouldn't have to anymore. But... mmm. You took care of me, so... it's only fair that I do the same for you.
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[ the magpie tugs awkwardly at a feather, surreptitiously looking over at Kaito and the wolf as he does ]
But the way it ended hurt you. So...I want to give you some way to make up for it. Once and for all, so you don't have to worry about it any longer.
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...Miku, I'm always going to worry over making a mistake like that again. If only to make sure that I don't. But...
The way it ended hurt me because I hurt you. You're the one who gets decide when I'm forgiven for that or not.