nightmares as actively tools - and even being called out by the lady for being sick of following other peoples orders ...

nox your mind is so interested, i can't wait to find out more about what the hell you're up to

i'm also a firm believer that this line is very much projection on nox's part. he tried that, and look where it lead him. he could save everyone but himself.

they're also like. actively seeming to be doing things for their own benefit. 'bring zero back alive' but they kill him. seeing the

kill him, nox shrugs it off with a 'well, it's too late now' attitude.

/ tucking u in my pocket and running away

where CODE no longer exists is a happier world for all.

[ a step back. calmer now than earlier, but still heavily guarded. ]

you shouldn't get in my way. what i'm doing is something that must be done.

this never ending nightmare. ]

[ and given joe's own revelation to nox . . . the similarities only grow. joe seems the type of man who should be anywhere but here. ]

[ anywhere but having to fight for his life. ]

does the name CODE ring a bell?
either way, they are not to be trusted. a world

of nox's family, and fujimi. ]

[ he wonders now - does fujimi hate him too? ]

. . . you really are like code number seven.

[ and nox doesn't know how to feel about that. joe's so quickly gone to reminding them of their former student. a bright man, whose potential should have gone anywhere but

same won't happen to / you /?

like you, and code number seven.

[ calm footsteps in a circle, calculated. ]

i was willing to do anything . . . / everything / to complete my missions. i thought i was valuable.

but i was merely blinded by my hope. the illusion crafted was shattered in a manner of seconds.

whose to say . . . the