[ Initially he opened his mouth to say something but words never came out at first, and it's clear then that Karma was trying to keep emotions from showing on his face and only partially succeeding. ]
...At first... when the year started? It was fun. Everyone in the class had no problems trying to do it. I actively tried to do it when I first arrived, and we did it for well over half a year. [ He sighed, something tense wrought in his shoulders. ] The reward for doing it was tempting. Everyone wanted to do it... but somewhere along the line things changed.
[ His fingers come up and run through his hair, trying his best to keep his expression level. Can you see the cracks forming, Oso? ]
It wasn't like we didn't try to. None of us hesitated at first... then we tried to see if we could save him. Almost were able to... but then government intervention forced our hands. We had to kill him, and it wasn't... it was definitely hard on all of us.
CW: More AssClass Spoilers
...At first... when the year started? It was fun. Everyone in the class had no problems trying to do it. I actively tried to do it when I first arrived, and we did it for well over half a year. [ He sighed, something tense wrought in his shoulders. ] The reward for doing it was tempting. Everyone wanted to do it... but somewhere along the line things changed.
[ His fingers come up and run through his hair, trying his best to keep his expression level.
Can you see the cracks forming, Oso?]It wasn't like we didn't try to. None of us hesitated at first... then we tried to see if we could save him. Almost were able to... but then government intervention forced our hands. We had to kill him, and it wasn't... it was definitely hard on all of us.