There's more to life than just the romantic love, I promise you.
[That last bit actually gives Joshua pause. He's never had that said to him before, or at least not to his face. He's suspected that Sanae has similar thoughts, that Joshua's death hadn't been fair, but that's about it. For once, he's not sure how to feel about it.
Instead of pondering over his feelings, he decides to shelve them for the time being.]
In death, we're all on equal ground, at least in the more traditional versions of the afterlife. The Judges don't care about excuses, only truth and justice. They'll judge each soul fairly, either damning them for their crimes or sending them off to the paradise they so deserve for doing good in their lives. My job is not so different in that regard, but I focus on the present and future rather than the past.
[He brushes the hair out of his face, a soft chuckle escaping him with a somewhat dark edge to it.]
I never said dying was fair, though. Tadashi made a choice, and so did I. True, his death wasn't something he necessarily chose, but he knew the risk and felt it was worth it, even if later it turned out to have been in vain. [Just like Joshua knew, understood, and judged the risk as worth taking.]
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[That last bit actually gives Joshua pause. He's never had that said to him before, or at least not to his face. He's suspected that Sanae has similar thoughts, that Joshua's death hadn't been fair, but that's about it. For once, he's not sure how to feel about it.
Instead of pondering over his feelings, he decides to shelve them for the time being.]
In death, we're all on equal ground, at least in the more traditional versions of the afterlife. The Judges don't care about excuses, only truth and justice. They'll judge each soul fairly, either damning them for their crimes or sending them off to the paradise they so deserve for doing good in their lives. My job is not so different in that regard, but I focus on the present and future rather than the past.
[He brushes the hair out of his face, a soft chuckle escaping him with a somewhat dark edge to it.]
I never said dying was fair, though. Tadashi made a choice, and so did I. True, his death wasn't something he necessarily chose, but he knew the risk and felt it was worth it, even if later it turned out to have been in vain. [Just like Joshua knew, understood, and judged the risk as worth taking.]