Fokiri Village

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"Then it's not you keeping me from them. I'm keeping me from them," Shiki said.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"But would you not want to go back if you weren't in love with me?" Sandra questioned.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"This place is filled with the same dangers as Earth is," Shiki said, "But this planet has more fresh air. So I would probably want to stay here even if I didn't love you. But I do love you. More than anything," He tried to get her to look at him.  

[Cecily D Aria]

Sandra still kept her gaze averted. "SO much that you'll give up everything about your old life?" she asked.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"Yes, that much," Shiki said.  

[Cecily D Aria]

Sandra still didn't look happy. So she was, in a sense, stealing him from them. Now she couldn't blame Akiha for disliking her. If their positions were reversed, she would feel the same.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"Sandra, I want to be here," Shiki said, "I want to live on this planet. If it makes you feel better then I will destroy my phone so I can't contact them anymore."  

[Cecily D Aria]

"Shiki, don't you understand?" Sandra said, looking at him again. "I don't want to take you away from them."  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"But I want to stay here," Shiki said, "I want to live here from now on. You're not separating me from them at all."  

[Cecily D Aria]

"So are you just going to stay here and then never speak to them again, once your battery runs out?" Sandra asked.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"I won't let the battery run low," Shiki said, "I'll destroy it first."  

[Cecily D Aria]

"So it doesn't matter how much they miss you?" Sandra asked.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"It doesn't," Shiki said with conviction, "This is my decision Sandra. You didn't influence it."  

[Cecily D Aria]

"So are you just going to destroy it without telling them?" Sandra asked, tears still at the corners of her eyes.  

[UkyoKuonji2004]

"If they can assume I'm dead, then it's for the best," Shiki said.