[The full weight of what Mami is saying hits Utena just as surely as a bullet might. She reaches, almost blindly, to hold Mami, but ends up grasping her shoulders. The strength leaves her legs; she lets go and sinks to her knees.
She is not crying, not yet. But her vision has gone blurry with tears, and the strain in her voice can be heard. Quietly, she says:]
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She is not crying, not yet. But her vision has gone blurry with tears, and the strain in her voice can be heard. Quietly, she says:]
...You have to change it back.