[ The answer is immediate -- there's no reason to lie, or even prevaricate. ]
In retrospect, that was a mistake on my part, but I was a child, and had very few options available to me. It was an inefficient solution, as you can see from the evidence of human survival all around us... and my actions caused the deaths of many of our sisters, which is a crime I will bear the weight of for the rest of my life.
[ He could never admit to Vash -- any Vash -- that crashing the ships was an error, but that's because Vash would hear such a confession as an admission that Knives wished for those humans to live again. He would hear it as Knives regretting his hatred of their oppressors, and nothing could be further from the truth. ]
Also I will tell you this now, and plainly. Vash will never forgive you for destroying the fleet. His love for you will grow cold, and he will do everything he can to distance himself from you, forever.
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[ The answer is immediate -- there's no reason to lie, or even prevaricate. ]
In retrospect, that was a mistake on my part, but I was a child, and had very few options available to me. It was an inefficient solution, as you can see from the evidence of human survival all around us... and my actions caused the deaths of many of our sisters, which is a crime I will bear the weight of for the rest of my life.
[ He could never admit to Vash -- any Vash -- that crashing the ships was an error, but that's because Vash would hear such a confession as an admission that Knives wished for those humans to live again. He would hear it as Knives regretting his hatred of their oppressors, and nothing could be further from the truth. ]
Also I will tell you this now, and plainly. Vash will never forgive you for destroying the fleet. His love for you will grow cold, and he will do everything he can to distance himself from you, forever.