[Nope. No. He can't do it. Looking at her is too hard. Their features are too similar -- all the things they inherited from him, all the things they inherited from their mother. He can't stand it, and at the same time he can't seem to look away. He sits there, curled up tight and peeking over his folded arms at her with puffy, bloodshot eyes, not saying anything for a long few minutes.
What does he do? He can't be around her, going into the future. Still, he can't stand the idea of letting her die. He knows Shirou will be uncontrollably angry when he gets home, and someone is going to have to pay for it. Even if he can hold him off for a few days with stories of boarding schools and mail order electronics, it won't last long. Once the lies are uncovered, it's inevitable that those responsible will be killed. And they'll deserve it. As awful as Shirou is, he's already lost the people he loves too many times. It's too cruel to take someone he relies on away from him yet again, and someone ought to be punished for that.
But it doesn't have to be Makoto. No, Byakuya doesn't want to see that happen. So-- so why doesn't she just go away? He can send her somewhere, like he'll say he sent Shinji. She'll be safe, and when Shirou needs to snap...
Yeah, it's fine. Byakuya will just die. It's all his fault in the end anyway.]
...Hey, Makoto. I won't forgive you unless you do exactly what I tell you from now on, okay?
[It'll be fine. He knows exactly where she'll be safe, and find a chance of going home. He gets up, and puts on his best cold and business-like expression.]
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What does he do? He can't be around her, going into the future. Still, he can't stand the idea of letting her die. He knows Shirou will be uncontrollably angry when he gets home, and someone is going to have to pay for it. Even if he can hold him off for a few days with stories of boarding schools and mail order electronics, it won't last long. Once the lies are uncovered, it's inevitable that those responsible will be killed. And they'll deserve it. As awful as Shirou is, he's already lost the people he loves too many times. It's too cruel to take someone he relies on away from him yet again, and someone ought to be punished for that.
But it doesn't have to be Makoto. No, Byakuya doesn't want to see that happen. So-- so why doesn't she just go away? He can send her somewhere, like he'll say he sent Shinji. She'll be safe, and when Shirou needs to snap...
Yeah, it's fine. Byakuya will just die. It's all his fault in the end anyway.]
...Hey, Makoto. I won't forgive you unless you do exactly what I tell you from now on, okay?
[It'll be fine. He knows exactly where she'll be safe, and find a chance of going home. He gets up, and puts on his best cold and business-like expression.]