[The silence isn't good. Tartaglia has no idea what to expect, and he feels like he's holding his breath as he waits for her to answer. He's not even sure if he should touch her, to hold her in his arms while she shakes. Killing isn't strange in their world, so to be this upset means it's far worse than just murdering someone.
He waits, and when she tells him, it's worse than he could have ever imagined.]
I...what?
[The response is incredulous, because that sounds insane to him. Ate...him? There's no way. How could he eat someone?]
No, that can't be. I have no way of doing such a thing. I would never do such a thing. I...
[He thinks again. How could he eat someone? He could shift, but bugs don't eat people???]
Yoimiya, I...
[He doesn't want to call her a liar. She wouldn't lie. But did she really see exactly that?]
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He waits, and when she tells him, it's worse than he could have ever imagined.]
I...what?
[The response is incredulous, because that sounds insane to him. Ate...him? There's no way. How could he eat someone?]
No, that can't be. I have no way of doing such a thing. I would never do such a thing. I...
[He thinks again. How could he eat someone? He could shift, but bugs don't eat people???]
Yoimiya, I...
[He doesn't want to call her a liar. She wouldn't lie. But did she really see exactly that?]