Грань будущего

           "Won?Can’twejust…justkeeprepeatingthis?Wemayneverleavetheloop,butwe’llbetogether.Forever.Wecanbetogetherlongerthanalifetime.Everydaywillbeabattle,butwecanhandlebattle.IfIhavetokillathousandMimics,amillion,Iwill.We’lldoittogether."

           "Everymorningyou’llwakeuptoaRitaVrataskiwhodoesn’tknowyouexist."

           "Idon’tcare."

           Ritashookherhead."Youdon’thaveachoice.Youhavetobreakoutoftheloopbeforewhathappenedtomehappenstoyou.Endthisgoddamnthingwhileyoustillcan."

           "Ican’tsacrificeyoutodoit."

           "TheKeijiKiriyaIknowwouldn’tsacrificethehumanraceforhimself."

           "Rita-"

           "Thereisn’tmuchtime.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttosay,sayitnow."ThecrimsonJacketslumped.

           "I’llstaywithyouuntilyoudie.I-Iloveyou."

           "Good.Idon’twanttodiealone."

           Herfacewashiddenbeneathherhelmet,andIwasgrateful.IfI’dbeenabletoseehertears,Inevercouldhaveendedtheloopandleftherforever.Lightfromthesettingsun,redandlowinthewesternsky,playedacrossRita’scrimsonJacket,envelopingherinabrilliantrubyglow.

           "Longfight,Keiji.It’salreadysunset."

           "It’sbeautiful."

           "Sentimentalbastard."Therewasasmileinhervoice."Ihateredskies."

           Itwasthelastthingsheeversaid.