(It's refreshing to not be doubted. He knew he came from a bizarre situation, but after a while, you get jaded with it and it felt useless to reiterate the severity. People were going to believe whatever they wanted to believe.
He doesn't push her to talk. After he's said his piece, he keeps silent. For someone who screamed online, he had plenty of self-awareness in person. He does watch her talk, his ears slightly pricked. He gets what she's saying well enough to follow with the story, nodding to show as much.)
You're a vessel. (Okay. He understands.) Did you exist before this person was placed inside of you? Or is this a metaphorical reference to a person you used to be?
(Genuine question. He would believe either fully. He watches how far the rock goes and feels a twinge of pride that it got further this time.)
Nice. (He murmurs this quietly, an afterthought.)
I don't even know if 'war' is even a fair word for what we went through. It was a violent, stupid, selfish game that played at war. (Stupid. So stupid. He shakes his head at himself, at all of his hundreds upon hundreds of past mistakes that kept him awake most nights. But the rest of what she says...Yeah, he's done that.)
In my opinion, people like you are the smarter type. Being a leader never goes anywhere good for anyone. Not really. (He takes a slow breath, shivering a little. He wasn't used to cooler weather. His kind wasn't made for it.)
Just a girl, huh. No one is just anything so simple. If you were that protective of someone, then that's something you gave to someone. Most people never know what it feels like to be cared for like that. Even if you lost her in the end, you still gave her that. That's worth a lot.
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He doesn't push her to talk. After he's said his piece, he keeps silent. For someone who screamed online, he had plenty of self-awareness in person. He does watch her talk, his ears slightly pricked. He gets what she's saying well enough to follow with the story, nodding to show as much.)
You're a vessel. (Okay. He understands.) Did you exist before this person was placed inside of you? Or is this a metaphorical reference to a person you used to be?
(Genuine question. He would believe either fully. He watches how far the rock goes and feels a twinge of pride that it got further this time.)
Nice. (He murmurs this quietly, an afterthought.)
I don't even know if 'war' is even a fair word for what we went through. It was a violent, stupid, selfish game that played at war. (Stupid. So stupid. He shakes his head at himself, at all of his hundreds upon hundreds of past mistakes that kept him awake most nights. But the rest of what she says...Yeah, he's done that.)
In my opinion, people like you are the smarter type. Being a leader never goes anywhere good for anyone. Not really. (He takes a slow breath, shivering a little. He wasn't used to cooler weather. His kind wasn't made for it.)
Just a girl, huh. No one is just anything so simple. If you were that protective of someone, then that's something you gave to someone. Most people never know what it feels like to be cared for like that. Even if you lost her in the end, you still gave her that. That's worth a lot.