[When he first finds out that someone asked for him, Dio almost thinks it's a mistake. When has Ursula ever thought of him? And yet, there is an undeniable allure to interactions with people who are actually alive. It is with walking up to the second story, not patience, that she has to wait some minutes for him to appear and affirm his presence.] WHITE
[Of all the things she could have said, Dio didn't expect the attribution of blame that had repelled her so thoroughly back at the trial. It's an acknowledgement that isn't individually important; it won't un-execute him, an approach that Akechi and Kurama were supposed to deserve where he did not. And yet, as bitter as he is to have been killed, Dio doesn't want to be dragged out without his entry fee, never be Left again. A fate worse than the double death that he and Helena are preparing to face together.] RED [So when she asks if everything is okay... he knows she's probably imagining them getting erased, but--] RED [He is affected negatively by this, dammit!] WHITE
[But he's not about to take this lying down, and he won't let Ursula think that either.] WHITE [He's going to get erased if he has to - not for the others, whom he's no longer feigned interest in not discarding, but for freedom.] WHITE
[It's six questions. He's disappointed but doesn't know why he even cares, adding to his frustration.]
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[Of all the things she could have said, Dio didn't expect the attribution of blame that had repelled her so thoroughly back at the trial. It's an acknowledgement that isn't individually important; it won't un-execute him, an approach that Akechi and Kurama were supposed to deserve where he did not. And yet, as bitter as he is to have been killed, Dio doesn't want to be dragged out without his entry fee, never be Left again. A fate worse than the double death that he and Helena are preparing to face together.] RED [So when she asks if everything is okay... he knows she's probably imagining them getting erased, but--] RED [He is affected negatively by this, dammit!] WHITE
[But he's not about to take this lying down, and he won't let Ursula think that either.] WHITE [He's going to get erased if he has to - not for the others, whom he's no longer feigned interest in not discarding, but for freedom.] WHITE
[It's six questions. He's disappointed but doesn't know why he even cares, adding to his frustration.]