conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "And Adelina, I believe you’ve said a little too much."
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Humph!” “Humph!” The two of them both turned away with a huff. Yikes… I shook my head.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Why are you so insistent on going through with the coup?”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I’m not repeating myself again.” Adelina shot me right down. Jeez.
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I see. By the way, are you aware that treason is a crime?”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Of course.”
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Right, of course. You’re a soldier, after all. But were you also aware that all men within three degrees of kinship to you will be executed, and that all women and children over six will be sentenced to work at mining camps for life?”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I’ve known. I’ve sent my parents a letter telling them to leave the country that should arrive around the time of the coup.”
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  It appeared she’d put some thought into this. But—
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Where will they go?” I asked.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “That’s… M-my family will figure it out; I believe in them.”
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Would the family of your collaborators be as safe though?” I asked. “There’s also the fact that escaping the empire would mean forgoing its protection. I’m sure you’re aware how other countries view the empire. You wouldn’t be planning a coup, otherwise. What kind of welcome do you think they’d give those who ran from it?”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  A look of shock crossed Adelina’s face. It seemed she hadn’t thought that far.
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “What are you trying to say? !” she demanded, still stubborn.
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I’m saying your actions will have consequences for people other than you.” I genuinely believed she’d come around if she thought this through clearly. So I continued, speaking calmly so as not to agitate her. “Let’s assume your families don’t escape the country. Even if they avoid being sentenced by amnesty or pardon, they’ll still never be able to return to their old lives. Their friends will stop associating with them. Their workplaces will fire them. Stores might even refuse to sell them food. That’s what happens to the families of traitors.”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Th-that’s…”
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Betraying your country carried lasting consequences. That wasn’t to say I believed one should never rise up against oppressive dictatorships—which Adelina believed was now the time to do—but one needed to be aware of all the risks inherent in doing so. I continued. “Above all else, the family you leave behind might come to resent you.”
conversations.prefix: Narrator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I wouldn’t mind that. For the greater good, I—”
conversations.prefix: Adelina:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “It hurts, you know. Being hated by your own family.” I thought back to Misaki, my friend from my past life. The only ones who mourned him after he committed suicide were his friends—the ones who understood his plight. That included Kosaki, Shiko, and me, of course. Misaki’s family had ended up resenting him. When someone commits suicide, people’s reactions generally take one of two forms: sympathy for the victim and/or blame for those around them. People can’t help but question why such a thing could have been allowed to happen.
conversations.prefix: Narrator: