send β for my muse to lecture yours.
"π¬π¬π¬ββΌββ πββββββΌπ¬
"β‘βπ ββΌβ β πβΌβββπͺ πβΌβββ π£ββ π¬ β‘βπ ββπβββ βββΉβββ ββΉβ‘ ββ β πββΌ ββββ πβπβΉπ ββββ πβπ§ββΌββ‘βπ ππ§ ββΉβΉπͺ ββ π β‘βπ πββΌβ β βββΌβ‘ ββΌβββ π±ββΌβ ββ βββ βΌββπ§ββ πβ π§βββΉβΉ βΉβββ ββ π¬
"You are a brave, brave man. You fought valiantly in a war that could have destroyed us all, and you were a very great part of the reason we still live on.
"ππβ β‘βπ ββΌβ πββΉππ¬ β‘βπ ββΌβ βββΌπ§βπ¬ β‘βπ ββΌβ πβββββΌπ¬ β‘βπ ββββ βΉββ ββββ πββΌ πββ π§ππ£β β‘βππͺ ββ π β‘βπ π§βββΉβΉ ββββ π ββΉβΉ βππ£ββ π§ π£ββΌπββΉβπ§π§ ββ π πβΌπββΉπ¬ β‘βπ ββββ β β βΌββββΌπ βββΌ πβββ ββπ§ ββπ±π±ββ βπ π§ββ πβπͺ ββ π β‘βπ βΉβββ βββΌ β π±βΌβπ±ββπβ‘ ββββ π£ββ‘ β ββββΌ πβπ£β ββ π±βπ§π§π¬
"But you are cold. You are harsh. You are bitter. You have let that war consume you, and you still think all humans merciless and cruel. You have no regard for what has happened since, and you live for a prophecy that may never come to pass.
"β‘βπ β ββββΌ βΉβββ βββ πββββΉβββββΉππͺ π§βπ£βπ¬ β‘βπ ββΌβ πβπ§βββ β βπββ‘πͺ πβββ β‘βπ π§ββπβΉπ ββββ πβββ ββπββ β πββΌβ ββ βββ β ββ β βββ ββΌβββββ π¬ β‘βπ π§ββπβΉπ ββββ πβββ ββββΌβ βββΌ π£β‘ π£βββββΌπͺ ββ π β‘βπ π§ββπβΉπ ββββ πβββ ββββΌβ ββ π§ββ π£β ββΌβππ¬
"You never left the battlefield, Semi. You are wasting away, when you should have been taking care of the next generation. You should have been there for my mother, and you should have been there to see me grow.
"π¬π¬π¬ππβ β‘βπ πββΌβ β ββπ¬ ββ π β‘βπ ββββ π±ββπ ββ βΉββ ββΉββ βπ§π§π¬ πβ β‘βπ ββββΉ βπββΉββ‘β β βββΌπβΉβ‘ πβ βππ¬ ββ βββΌπβΉβ‘ π£βββββΌπ§π¬
"...But you were not. And you have paid in loneliness. Do you feel guilty? I hardly know. It hardly matters.
"π§βπ£βπ¬ βΉβββΌβ ββ βΉβββπͺ ββΌ πππ§β βπββ‘π¬ ππβ πβ β ββ βΌβπ£βββ ββ βββπ§ πβΌβπ§π§βΌββππ§ ββ βΉβββ ββ π πββββπ¬ ββ πββπ§ β ββ π§πββ β‘βππ¬"
"Semi. Learn to live, or dust away. But do not remain at this crossroads of life and death. It does not suit you."
