[and he rehabilitated himself. and he worked hard to change who he was. and he'd earned the trust of Ruby Rose (not that that was hard) and he'd become not only an upstanding member of society, but a friend to everybody on team RWBY.]
[another pause in response, but this time it's because she doesn't know what to say, rather than how to say it.]
Ask Ruby what I've done sometime. See if it makes sense to her that you and I get along. It really doesn't take much to tear down redemption, does it? You can work for years and something like this can just happen. The world can just happen to you and take everything away and you won't be able to do anything but start from the bottom again.
Almost makes you wonder if making up for the things you've done in the past is worth it.
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[another pause in response, but this time it's because she doesn't know what to say, rather than how to say it.]
Ask Ruby what I've done sometime. See if it makes sense to her that you and I get along.
It really doesn't take much to tear down redemption, does it? You can work for years and something like this can just happen.
The world can just happen to you and take everything away and you won't be able to do anything but start from the bottom again.
Almost makes you wonder if making up for the things you've done in the past is worth it.