[ A mayonnaise shortage… Involuntarily, Reiner shudders, imagining the rampage that Hijikata might go on to find whatever mayonnaise remained. What a catastrophe that would be.
He catches what Annie says before they enter the bar. Hesitates at the threshold, then says, ]
My mom… She taught me that if we were just good enough, they'd eventually stop hating us.
[ He stares into the relative dimness of the bar for a second, jaw working. ]
… I believed her for too long.
[ Those last words are very quiet. So quiet that Annie might have to strain to hear above the conversations drifting toward them. But it's more than he could ever say back in their world. More than he could even think. ]
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He catches what Annie says before they enter the bar. Hesitates at the threshold, then says, ]
My mom… She taught me that if we were just good enough, they'd eventually stop hating us.
[ He stares into the relative dimness of the bar for a second, jaw working. ]
… I believed her for too long.
[ Those last words are very quiet. So quiet that Annie might have to strain to hear above the conversations drifting toward them. But it's more than he could ever say back in their world. More than he could even think. ]