[Smiling is fine; he will permit it. Because at least it isn't done at his expense. Kind of.
Sanson's own smile fades, however, as he finally withdraws the handkerchief.]
Anyone would, if they experienced having to behead at least one person almost every day for years.
[Also known as the French Revolution, when people actually complained of the smell of blood and rotting corpses, and on some days the number of executions left Sanson exhausted.]
[Don't lose sight of what's in front of you...in more ways than one. When Yan Qing gives him a hearty clap on the shoulder and takes his leave, all Sanson can do is give a wan smile and raise a hand in a simple wave.]
Hopefully we catch each other in better circumstances.
[He watches the other Assassin make the leap and doesn't leave until he has disappeared from sight. Sanson unfortunately doesn't know what "goodbye" or "see ya later" is in Chinese.]
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Sanson's own smile fades, however, as he finally withdraws the handkerchief.]
Anyone would, if they experienced having to behead at least one person almost every day for years.
[Also known as the French Revolution, when people actually complained of the smell of blood and rotting corpses, and on some days the number of executions left Sanson exhausted.]
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[ Crueler, too. What's it like to live with the guilt, he wonders?
Yan Qing thinks he can take it from here, so as he braces himself for the pain, he attempts to get up. ]
Well, I'll take Dr. Sanson over any other executioner any day! I owe ya one, doc.
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[A shake of the head, followed by a dismissive wave of his hand.]
I was only doing my duty. But you're right...reality has become much stranger lately.
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[Heroic Spirits forget the sins they commit after every summoning. Phantoms like the doppelganger, on the other hand...
He claps Sanson on the shoulder.]
I'll catch ya later, mon ami! Wahahahaha! [Then, as most Assassins are wont to do, he makes a huge leap and slips out of sight.]
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Hopefully we catch each other in better circumstances.
[He watches the other Assassin make the leap and doesn't leave until he has disappeared from sight. Sanson unfortunately doesn't know what "goodbye" or "see ya later" is in Chinese.]