[Rin could argue that it's the raccoons who killed him, since their rules were stupid. Rin could also argue that he's responsible for his own death, since he chose to jump in and get involved. But neither of those would go over well with Ichigo, would they? Ichigo's stubborn, bull-headed, and won't listen to reason. Not that Rin was ever that good at reasoning anyway, he's always been more emotion-driven.
Kind of like Rin himself, actually.
But Rin's not gentle and kind like Shiemi is. He can't get through to Ichigo in that way like Shiemi did. And Rin's not smart and calculating like Yukio is. He can't get through to Ichigo by pushing exactly the right buttons to make him realize stuff on his own. Rin is just Rin, and his way of helping people is to just talk to them until they understand.
Maybe he just needs to say the right thing?]
Yeah, sure, I guess you're right. Maybe I wouldn't have jumped in if you hadn't said anything. I didn't go into that auditorium planning to do anything like that. Maybe I could've stood by and watched my two best friends get blown into pieces.
[He pushes himself to his feet and straightens his shirt a bit.]
But what would've happened the next night? It's so close to the end. Sure, someone might've gone after Will, but I bet he's gonna hide in his room on the next killing night. I wouldn't be surprised if nobody dies the next killing night. And if nobody had died, then you know what was gonna happen to me.
You fulfilled your promise to me, Ichigo. You were supposed to kill me before I killed everyone else. I mean, I guess we both imagined that you would be killing demon-me instead, but this works too.
But it was really unfair of me to ask you to become a murderer to keep me from becoming one. I let my fear of turning into a monster get the better of me, and I didn't think about how it'd make you feel. I'm sorry for that. So, let me make it up to you?
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Kind of like Rin himself, actually.
But Rin's not gentle and kind like Shiemi is. He can't get through to Ichigo in that way like Shiemi did. And Rin's not smart and calculating like Yukio is. He can't get through to Ichigo by pushing exactly the right buttons to make him realize stuff on his own. Rin is just Rin, and his way of helping people is to just talk to them until they understand.
Maybe he just needs to say the right thing?]
Yeah, sure, I guess you're right. Maybe I wouldn't have jumped in if you hadn't said anything. I didn't go into that auditorium planning to do anything like that. Maybe I could've stood by and watched my two best friends get blown into pieces.
[He pushes himself to his feet and straightens his shirt a bit.]
But what would've happened the next night? It's so close to the end. Sure, someone might've gone after Will, but I bet he's gonna hide in his room on the next killing night. I wouldn't be surprised if nobody dies the next killing night. And if nobody had died, then you know what was gonna happen to me.
You fulfilled your promise to me, Ichigo. You were supposed to kill me before I killed everyone else. I mean, I guess we both imagined that you would be killing demon-me instead, but this works too.
[He holds his hand out to Ichigo. It's more symbolic right now, since they can't touch, but DETAILS.]
But it was really unfair of me to ask you to become a murderer to keep me from becoming one. I let my fear of turning into a monster get the better of me, and I didn't think about how it'd make you feel. I'm sorry for that. So, let me make it up to you?