With a liar like you, I didn't have any other option.
[The only way to expose a liar is to corner them psychologically, after all. At least Shuichi has enough tact not to throw Kokichi's words back in his face. That would kind of come off as gloating and...there's nothing to gloat about here.]
[Unfortunately, this was just one of those games that isn't very fun to play and is even less fun to win. He's pretty sure there's still something Kokichi isn't telling him. Something that prompted that reaction earlier, but...he's not going to press it further. If Kokichi breaks any more than this, he won't really be able to stand it. It's hard enough just seeing him like this. It's like the trial memory all over again.]
[Shuichi is silent for a while as well, doing nothing more than sighing softly and leaning back against the couch to stare up at the ceiling. Whether he's doing that for Kokichi's benefit or his own is hard to say, but eventually...]
I meant what I said at the park, you know. If you need someone to talk to...I know I'm not anyone from DICE, and I'm sure that not having them around is one of the "things" that you're trying to deal with right now, but... I don't like seeing you this way. I want to help.
[He can't really give Kokichi the advice Kaito was always giving him. After seeing Kokichi's memories of DICE...he's pretty sure the leader already knows it. Telling him that it's okay to share your burdens with a friend, that that makes things easier...that would be the same as slapping Kokichi in the face, wouldn't it?]
[Because if even one of those straight jacket clowns were here, Shuichi is positive that they wouldn't be having this conversation right now.]
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[The only way to expose a liar is to corner them psychologically, after all. At least Shuichi has enough tact not to throw Kokichi's words back in his face. That would kind of come off as gloating and...there's nothing to gloat about here.]
[Unfortunately, this was just one of those games that isn't very fun to play and is even less fun to win. He's pretty sure there's still something Kokichi isn't telling him. Something that prompted that reaction earlier, but...he's not going to press it further. If Kokichi breaks any more than this, he won't really be able to stand it. It's hard enough just seeing him like this. It's like the trial memory all over again.]
[Shuichi is silent for a while as well, doing nothing more than sighing softly and leaning back against the couch to stare up at the ceiling. Whether he's doing that for Kokichi's benefit or his own is hard to say, but eventually...]
I meant what I said at the park, you know. If you need someone to talk to...I know I'm not anyone from DICE, and I'm sure that not having them around is one of the "things" that you're trying to deal with right now, but... I don't like seeing you this way. I want to help.
[He can't really give Kokichi the advice Kaito was always giving him. After seeing Kokichi's memories of DICE...he's pretty sure the leader already knows it. Telling him that it's okay to share your burdens with a friend, that that makes things easier...that would be the same as slapping Kokichi in the face, wouldn't it?]
[Because if even one of those straight jacket clowns were here, Shuichi is positive that they wouldn't be having this conversation right now.]