"You can certainly try," Mingyu replies airily, not out of a lack of respect for Five's admittedly formidable arsenal of abilities, but. Sorry, old man. Mingyu's not done yet, and honestly putting him down might be the more merciful thing.
Mingyu has not found, over the course of his life, that he is overly acquainted with mercy.
"What I'd rather do is propose a partnership, given we both know what we know," he goes on. "I'll back up your little story, aid in your search. We can put our information together, unless I'm mistaken of our common goal..?"
The main benefit of his trick with the lotus is that it gives the memory from the target's point of view, so Mingyu didn't simply see what they saw. He felt them too, all of Five's hurt, his anxiety, his fear. All of his love. All of his grim determination.
Mingyu is familiar with every last one of those things in his, well. Admittedly far less interesting life. But he knows them nonetheless.
"A place safe and stable enough for us to be reunited with the people we love. And this time, hold onto them."
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Mingyu has not found, over the course of his life, that he is overly acquainted with mercy.
"What I'd rather do is propose a partnership, given we both know what we know," he goes on. "I'll back up your little story, aid in your search. We can put our information together, unless I'm mistaken of our common goal..?"
The main benefit of his trick with the lotus is that it gives the memory from the target's point of view, so Mingyu didn't simply see what they saw. He felt them too, all of Five's hurt, his anxiety, his fear. All of his love. All of his grim determination.
Mingyu is familiar with every last one of those things in his, well. Admittedly far less interesting life. But he knows them nonetheless.
"A place safe and stable enough for us to be reunited with the people we love. And this time, hold onto them."