[Gilgamesh scoffs, a mean sound, but none of it's directed at her.]
I certainly can. This world is a farce. It takes everything from us and gives nothing in return.
[Though that's not entirely the truth. He's met people here, worthy people, that he could trust to fight alongside him. He's had many adventures, some he'd even call fun. And this official Hero business certainly beat lounging on a couch all day vowing revenge against a humanity that had corrupted itself several times over.
Actually, the truth of it was that Gilgamesh was beginning to enjoy himself. Beginning to forget his proper station, and if anything frightens him, it's the possibility of becoming too relaxed. Of distancing himself too much from the garden that was his to protect. But it's happening, and he can't stop it.
The truth of it was that it was nice to have someone at your back, a feat Gilgamesh had encountered only once before. The King was warming to others, and he hated it.]
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I certainly can. This world is a farce. It takes everything from us and gives nothing in return.
[Though that's not entirely the truth. He's met people here, worthy people, that he could trust to fight alongside him. He's had many adventures, some he'd even call fun. And this official Hero business certainly beat lounging on a couch all day vowing revenge against a humanity that had corrupted itself several times over.
Actually, the truth of it was that Gilgamesh was beginning to enjoy himself. Beginning to forget his proper station, and if anything frightens him, it's the possibility of becoming too relaxed. Of distancing himself too much from the garden that was his to protect. But it's happening, and he can't stop it.
The truth of it was that it was nice to have someone at your back, a feat Gilgamesh had encountered only once before. The King was warming to others, and he hated it.]