[it's a little heartbreaking in this context, and she takes a moment to move past the excruciating physical pain, but in the end, the first thing she says is:]
[ bittersweet is the right word, yeah. as it ends, rondo has his hand to his heart, and he's quiet, letting the shadows and the pain fade away as he shakes it off. he turns his head to vin... and the comment makes him laugh, light, as he ducks his head. ]
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...That's not a surprise.
[that he succeeded.]
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Is it...? It was a surprise to me.
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Haha... [ sounds fake but okay ] I just have a long way to go, is all.
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Until what?