[...What the hell does he even say to that? He's, momentarily, struck speechless. Acknowledging Naegi's words completely... everything, the intend behind them included... No, he can't do that.
Not now.
This isn't going how he'd planned at all. And he does so hate it when things don't go according to plan.
(Things haven't been going according to plan for a while now.)
...Compose yourself, Togami. This is no time to be falling apart.]
Actually... The power of stopping this has always been in your hands. I gave you the world's simplest game.
All you had to do to win... was do nothing. The exact moment you were doomed was the moment you decided to play.
[He crosses his arms, looking across the entire room.]
It was the same thing for outside. What I did, out there and in here, was simple. I set up the dominoes.
I'm not the one who knocked them over.
...And I'm also not able to stop them once they're in motion.
[He focuses his gaze back on Naegi. And for a moment, the look in his eyes makes it clear why he is Super High School Level Despair. The lack of any kind of hope in his eyes has never been more obvious than right now.]
The pieces are already falling and there's nothing to be done about that.
So I ask you... Stop this how? Even if I ended this trial right here and now... Even if I decided to unlock the doors, put an end to all of this... It still won't stop the falling pieces.
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Not now.
This isn't going how he'd planned at all. And he does so hate it when things don't go according to plan.
(Things haven't been going according to plan for a while now.)
...Compose yourself, Togami. This is no time to be falling apart.]
Actually... The power of stopping this has always been in your hands. I gave you the world's simplest game.
All you had to do to win... was do nothing. The exact moment you were doomed was the moment you decided to play.
[He crosses his arms, looking across the entire room.]
It was the same thing for outside. What I did, out there and in here, was simple. I set up the dominoes.
I'm not the one who knocked them over.
...And I'm also not able to stop them once they're in motion.
[He focuses his gaze back on Naegi. And for a moment, the look in his eyes makes it clear why he is Super High School Level Despair. The lack of any kind of hope in his eyes has never been more obvious than right now.]
The pieces are already falling and there's nothing to be done about that.
So I ask you... Stop this how? Even if I ended this trial right here and now... Even if I decided to unlock the doors, put an end to all of this... It still won't stop the falling pieces.