[ So. Yeah. That's definitely a thing. It's probably telling that he doesn't outright refute anything from the get-go, but he's never really been that sort of person. Always quiet, always withdrawn. Reckless in battle, but in most other aspects of life, he's happy to stay back.
There's a long, long pause. Is it worth being honest when she's like this? Or maybe it's a little easier because he can relate to it. ]
I didn't used to.
[ He exhales through his nose. ]
...It didn't seem worth it to care what people were doing or what they thought. People live and die, that's just how it goes.
[ But... ]
But then I met you. And the rest of SEES.
[ And, like any protagonist, that was a catalyst for character development. ]
I used to think that not caring was an easier way to live...But you helped me realize that I wasn't really living at all.
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[ So. Yeah. That's definitely a thing. It's probably telling that he doesn't outright refute anything from the get-go, but he's never really been that sort of person. Always quiet, always withdrawn. Reckless in battle, but in most other aspects of life, he's happy to stay back.
There's a long, long pause. Is it worth being honest when she's like this? Or maybe it's a little easier because he can relate to it. ]
I didn't used to.
[ He exhales through his nose. ]
...It didn't seem worth it to care what people were doing or what they thought. People live and die, that's just how it goes.
[ But... ]
But then I met you. And the rest of SEES.
[ And, like any protagonist, that was a catalyst for character development. ]
I used to think that not caring was an easier way to live...But you helped me realize that I wasn't really living at all.
[ He shakes his head. ]
This isn't you.