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Childe

"I'm not here to drug you. Or beat you up. Trust me, I have patience."

You

"I can't trust any of you."

"I don't trust that you have patience either."

Childe

*Sigh* "N/N, I just want you to tell me a few things that you know. That's all."

You

He knows.

Childe knows how much damage Dottore has caused you. You know he understands what you're feeling, but you can't get your mind off the fact that he's a harbinger. He's just like the rest of them.

Childe

"How about this?... You tell me a few things, then I tell you about Scaramouche's safety. I'll tell you what we did with him."

He sat across from you, his legs crossed. You were sitting with your back against a cold brick wall.

You

"Did you do something bad with him?"

Childe

"Shh. You only get to know after you tell me."

"It's pretty much a fair deal, right?"

You

"Hmph."

 "Childe."

Childe

"Yes?"

You

"I'm gonna choose to trust you."

Childe

"Alright then."

"You first."

You

"... Well... Where do I start?"

Childe

"You can start anywhere. You can tell me what you know about me, Dottore, Pantalone, any of the harbingers. Your choice."

Finally, you revealed what you knew about Dottore to Childe. His history - how he was treated unfairly because of what he thought he could achieve. While studying at Sumeru Akademiya, he became known as a monster and a madman.

You

"Okay... That's enough. I've told you enough, haven't I?"

Childe

"Well... Generally, I'd prefer if you kept on going, but that should be enough for me to let you know what we did with him."

Childe stood up from sitting and started stretching his body.

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Childe

"We left him at your house to bleed and die."

You

"Wh..."

Childe

"You said you wanted to know. So, I told you."

You

"... He's dead?"

Childe

"I don't know. Do you want me to send someone to go check on him? We just left them there, we didn't kill him."

You

"Then you have to let me go! I need to check on him!"

Childe

"Please, you know that's not allowed. I'll just send someone over, and they'll come back with a response."

Everything started to come together.

You

"You don't actually acknowledge how I feel, you only cared about the information! You knew that this would be an unfair trade!"

Childe

"No. I didn't tell you if it was bad or good news. It was a completely fair trade, at least to me. But, you do you."

You

"I trusted you! Just for a second, I thought I could trust you!"

Childe

"Oh, but N/N, I'm a harbinger. I'm just like the rest of them."

You

"Exactly! You're just like the rest of them! You fucking suck!"

Childe

"Oh, I'm hurt."

He wrapped his hands around his chest and mimicked a frown to demonstrate how "hurt" he was. He exited the cell and shut the door behind him.

Childe

"Thank you for that information. It really isn't that hard to tell me what you're keeping in that brain of yours."

Everything was making you anxious. The chill against your back, the ringing in your ears, the throbbing head. The tone he used before you told him what you knew. That soothing tone that made you trust him infuriated you, now that you know that it was all a lie.

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-MEANWHILE, AWAY FROM THE CELLS-

Pantalone

"Crying. He's crying."

Columbina

"Crybaby."

Arlecchino

"Dottore? Crying?..."

"That's... Surprising."

Capitano

"... So Dottore's crying because the Tsaritsa's going to execute him... In front of all of us... If he doesn't get any information out of N/N."

Childe

"Precisely. But, he'll be okay. I got N/N to say something."

Pantalone

"Are you being serious?"

Arlecchino

"Really?"

Childe

"Yes, I'm saying this out of all seriousness. Though, I don't think they're too happy with m-"

A metal rod sprang out from behind Childe, striking him in the back of the skull.

Childe

"..."

Childe began to stumble around, trying to keep his balance. Meanwhile, you were running up behind him and jumped on him, making him finally lose his balance.

Pantalone

"Shit!"

He attempted many times to shove you off of him, but each time he was hit in the face. Pantalone approached you to stop you, but you stabbed him in the leg with one of the sedatives that Dottore had foolishly left out on the desk. 

Columbina

"Is that metal rod one of the cell bars?!"

Arlecchino

"Most likely. Please call for backup."

Pantalone

"Oh... Son of a bitch."

"Get Dottore over... Here."

Childe

"Pantalone, stay awake!"

Pantalone

"Come on... Call him over. He's probably the only one..." *Sigh* "Who can deal with them."

You

"Aaand... Down he goes! Hooray!"

Childe

"Asshole! You have no idea how strong those sedatives are!"

You

"Actually, I do know how strong they are; you put me on them, remember?"

Childe

"Stop it with that tone! Do you realize what sort of situation you're in right now?!"

You

"Oh, you want me to fix my tone? How about you don't trick me with that 'kind' tone of yours?!'

Childe

"Please, N/N, we've already gone over this! Just let it go!"

You

"No! You can't just expect it to be that easy!"

You hurled that metal rod you had thrown a while ago straight toward Arlecchino. Even though it didn't hit her where you intended it to, hitting her shins hard did you good. She rolled onto her side, with her hands clasped on her shins.

Dottore

"Awh... Someone's mad."

Dottore said, in a crying voice. He was leaning against the wall, just watching everything go down. He held his hand in his mask, as he didn't want to get it wet with tears. His face was completely swollen from crying in his recent breakdown.

Arlecchino

"Dottore! I need you to go over there and help Childe!"

Dottore

"But... Why?"

Childe

"Can't you see the situation I'm in?!"

Dottore

"I don't feel like it."

Childe

"You're kidding me! Dottore, for once, act responsibly!"

Dottore

"I don't feel like it."

"Whether or not I help, I'll still be executed."

Childe

"No, you won't! N/N knows-"

"Mmf! Mmh!"

You covered his mouth before too much was said.