[ his dad jokes fall on deaf ears for good reason. ]
I cannot pretend I'm not grateful and that it is the one thing I wanted to have here, more than anything.
[ she would have traded her sword for it, as much as her sword symbolizes and is an extension of herself.
it's something she wouldn't hesitate to be selfish about (even if it also another way of giving up herself). she will not say it would have been fine had it been someone else. ]
[Mementos don't become him. For Sieghart, the blood of his brothers coursing through his veins is more than enough—all that remained after the fire. However, he understands how precious such things may be to others.
And for someone who cares as much as Shinobu . . . ]
You have nothing to be grateful for. I was just trying to help after the mess I left behind.
Haha . . . Why would I do that? If anything, I should be the one thanking you.
[To him, this and that are different. It didn't begin with his intention, after all. Something so important—she took it back with the force of her heart by impressing her name onto his.]
But all right. If it means that much to you, I'll accept your gratitude.
[ her feelings for sieghart aren't uncomplicated because he killed flayn. possessed or not and though it was ultimately what flayn wanted, it doesn't leave her feelings completely clear.
however, it does put him above the 7rings and chasmas.
at the end of the day, all shinobu strives to do is save one more person, to keep one more person from feeling the devastation of loss. at the end of the day, she wears the wishes of her dearly departed family like a cloak, like a haori she never wants to be separated from. ]
I did my part, my duty and looking after others both.
I'm the last of the immortal Highlanders. Enduring is what I do.
[So much of what hurt here circles back to old pains. But he's lived with such regrets for many centuries. To tolerate his own existence and continue lasting throughout the ages—those are things he knows how to do.]
If I'm tired, I sleep. Then, when I'm restless, I fight.
[He's a simple man who enjoys a good fight.]
But that's not all. Fact is, if you're too stuck in your own world, you'll collapse with it. The reason I haven't given up is because of all the things I haven't gotten to see or try yet.
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I cannot pretend I'm not grateful and that it is the one thing I wanted to have here, more than anything.
[ she would have traded her sword for it, as much as her sword symbolizes and is an extension of herself.
it's something she wouldn't hesitate to be selfish about (even if it also another way of giving up herself). she will not say it would have been fine had it been someone else. ]
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[Mementos don't become him. For Sieghart, the blood of his brothers coursing through his veins is more than enough—all that remained after the fire. However, he understands how precious such things may be to others.
And for someone who cares as much as Shinobu . . . ]
You have nothing to be grateful for. I was just trying to help after the mess I left behind.
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[ it may not have been his intent, and he may have known nothing, but that doesn't mean her haori doesn't help her get through life, though living.
accept her gratitude, asshole. ]
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[To him, this and that are different. It didn't begin with his intention, after all. Something so important—she took it back with the force of her heart by impressing her name onto his.]
But all right. If it means that much to you, I'll accept your gratitude.
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[ her feelings for sieghart aren't uncomplicated because he killed flayn. possessed or not and though it was ultimately what flayn wanted, it doesn't leave her feelings completely clear.
however, it does put him above the 7rings and chasmas.
she smiles her satisfaction. ]
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[He doesn't need anything from anyone; he doesn't want, either. She doesn't have to do a thing for him.]
My duty is balance; in other words, to expunge evil. My hands were tied for a while, but I believed yours would move where they needed to go.
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thinks about how close shinobu was to choosing evil this game, ]
Dying does tie one's hands for a while, and I am one who is usually moved by duty first.
[ sometimes, love is part of duty, and sometimes, it's separate. ]
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Few are moved by duty first and always.
[Usually is good enough.]
But duty isn't everything. You have to be able to think and feel for yourself. That's why I picked you.
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at the end of the day, all shinobu strives to do is save one more person, to keep one more person from feeling the devastation of loss. at the end of the day, she wears the wishes of her dearly departed family like a cloak, like a haori she never wants to be separated from. ]
I did my part, my duty and looking after others both.
[ when she wasn't trying not to break down. ]
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[Small comforts matter. Looking after others is noble, but a person can only give so much without receiving. He's grateful to Flayn.]
You did well, enduring this long.
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None of us have any choice but to, don't you think?
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[Of course, that choice was ripped out of everyone's hands. That doesn't mean people don't have any choice in how they act during and after the fact.]
But it's still worth saying.
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It is worth saying.
[ with enough people here who'd let their life go, without the duty or purpose they've imposed upon themself based on the wishes of others. ]
Have you been enduring?
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I'm the last of the immortal Highlanders. Enduring is what I do.
[So much of what hurt here circles back to old pains. But he's lived with such regrets for many centuries. To tolerate his own existence and continue lasting throughout the ages—those are things he knows how to do.]
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[ she's only 18, but she is so tired if she sits down and lets all her feelings and everything else percolate. ]
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[He's a simple man who enjoys a good fight.]
But that's not all. Fact is, if you're too stuck in your own world, you'll collapse with it. The reason I haven't given up is because of all the things I haven't gotten to see or try yet.
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That's a more positive outlook from you than I thought.
[ for someone she thinks has less regard for his life than she does for her own. ]
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[Greedy, too.]