[Ventus isn't looking his best, either, but he's here and (mostly) functioning, and agitated that this puzzle is the focal point of all this when there are still people getting attacked outside. As antsy as he is, he nonetheless forces himself to stay and listen--
--and, like the rest, he's still mentally reeling from what Kalki says when that awful exchange occurs -- and it's shocking enough that he's voiceless for a long moment.]
But that...!
[His fists clench, but he bites back his objection. Didn't he do the exact same thing once? Asking his friends to kill him for a greater cause -- he doesn't like this, not at all, but he can respect the decision that was made, at least. So he lets the others speak up instead, forcing his attention back to the bigger problem at hand, like he knows he needs to do.]
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--and, like the rest, he's still mentally reeling from what Kalki says when that awful exchange occurs -- and it's shocking enough that he's voiceless for a long moment.]
But that...!
[His fists clench, but he bites back his objection. Didn't he do the exact same thing once? Asking his friends to kill him for a greater cause -- he doesn't like this, not at all, but he can respect the decision that was made, at least. So he lets the others speak up instead, forcing his attention back to the bigger problem at hand, like he knows he needs to do.]
Then what about the crystal?
[Did it do anything, after all?]