ㅤ ㅤ soon he met his dull gaze with hers as she took a cautious step closer to him, something makes him wonder if they share the same pain? his hand reaches up to tug at the edge of his mask and pull it down. `` ... it 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 mattered. `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ his dull expression remains even now, maybe he wasn't meant to be what he is now ... but they turned him into what he is ; twisted who he used to be into something else. ... and when she had asked for his name, he could only nod. `` ... orochi. `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ ca-0? that wasn't a name, if anything, it was just a stamp of identity that was forced upon her ; he doesn't know of her being a clone, even then ... she needed a name. breaking the silence, he would speak. tone, soft. `` ... we need to give you a name ... `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ a slow nod following after her question, to find a name for someone would be ... hard. he hasn't done something of the sort before ; but he'll make it work and worth the while. `` just ... need to find a fitting one ... `` no, he doesn't realize ... yet. at least. ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ the silence that was now between the two, it grew. he wasn't sure of what to say next, the main reason was that he has already started to think of a name for her ... he's not really ... good at it. `` ... i think ... i'll call you zero for now, at least ... `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ a slight, soft smile formed on his face. it wasn't the best he could think of ... but it could do for the time being. `` even then, you're still a person ... right? `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ `` well . . . you look like one, though, i'm unsure if i am --- i've done so many fucked up things that i wouldn't count myself as one. `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ a light shrug, at this point he had gotten used to doing what he does ... but suffers from the fact whoever he ends, might have a family. `` ... the galaxy would be better off without 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 like me . . . `` ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐈'𝐌 𝐀 𝑭𝑼𝑪𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋. ㅤ ㅤ