The first time I saw you, when you stepped into that Skiz ring against Kaede, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. I could've watched you forever. The first time I kiss you..." That memory overpowers me now, taking me by surprise. I remember every last detail of it, almost enough to push away the lingering images of the Elector pulling June to him. "Well, that might as well have been my first kiss ever.

Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet.

Without emotion, what's the point of being human?

He pauses when he finishes undoing the last button, then closes his eyes. I can see the pain slashed across his face, and the sight tears at me. The Republic's most wanted criminal is just a boy, sitting before me, suddenly vulnerable, laying all his weaknesses out for me to see.

Absolute power is absolute power, no matter what it's called.

If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.

He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.