[[And with that, he sighs, wipes his eyes again, and starts speaking.]]
There was a woman and her elderly mother hiding near me, at Ishval. I don't know what compelled me to do it, but I broke a hole through the wall I'd made to allow them to escape. I suppose it was the weight of my conscience playing at me.
...for a moment, I...I thought they were going to make it. They looked back at me, with eyes of fear tinged with hope; a desperate hope!
...and then...
[[....sorry, he's gotten choked up again; give him a minute?]]
LET'S JUST CLING FOREVER SOB
[[And with that, he sighs, wipes his eyes again, and starts speaking.]]
There was a woman and her elderly mother hiding near me, at Ishval. I don't know what compelled me to do it, but I broke a hole through the wall I'd made to allow them to escape. I suppose it was the weight of my conscience playing at me.
...for a moment, I...I thought they were going to make it. They looked back at me, with eyes of fear tinged with hope; a desperate hope!
...and then...
[[....sorry, he's gotten choked up again; give him a minute?]]