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idealistic) wrote2014-12-09 10:20 am
idealistic) wrote2014-12-09 10:20 am
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"...Did I do it ri--" -click-
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[ Lloyd doesn't say anything for a bit, watching as Kaneis deflates with that simple sentence. admittedly, he didn't know much about Zelos even if they've been friends for almost two years, and now even less about Kaneis. but even so, it hurts all the same to see the man before him put himself down because of some dumb decisions he made in the past, whether or not it created a chain of events that led to the end of his life. Lloyd didn't see that: things may have happened differently for him, but Lloyd can tell that he himself is not all that different.
he steps forward, stopping when he's directly in front of Kaneis, and takes in a breath. the cold air is stinging against his throat, but he ignores that. ]
I... Look, I don't know much about your past. You never really told me much, even in my dimension. [ he shakes his head. ] But I know enough about you to know that you're not as bad as you think you are. You act like a jerk sometimes and you do make stupid decisions, but you really are a good person with good intentions. You probably think that you're different from my Zelos because things happened differently in your dimension and you... [ he gulps, as though he's still trying to swallow that bombshell. ] You died because of it, and he didn't.
But I don't think so. I don't think you're all that different from him; you've just been through more stuff than he has, with what happened back home and the war you had to be a part of. [ again, he shakes his head, but this time it ends with a small, reassuring smile. ]
Actually... No matter what, I bet you'd still be a good person, even if you were someone else entirely.
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[But he eases up a little, especially after that last part, letting out a little sigh]
I really don't know what the answer is, with that whole if I'm the same person or not issue. It even hurts my head if I think about it too much.
[He'll look up to meet Lloyd's eyes.]
But...thanks. I dunno if I fully agree, but...well, at least I'm trying not to screw up as much as I did before.
[He shakes his head.]
Anyway, that's all I wanted to tell you. [At least, it's good enough for now] Even if you aren't the Lloyd I knew, I... Well, I felt you had a right to hear it from me.
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[ he really does. hearing that Kaneis died in a separate timeline was definitely the last thing he wanted to hear, but he appreciates the fact that he actually trusted him enough with this information. the details on his death are still up in the air — what happened, how did it happen, who or what was responsible for taking his life — but Lloyd would gladly wait for him to be ready to reveal the details behind his death.
he steels himself from cringing at the thought. it was still a bitter pill to swallow, and Lloyd only suspected that it would remain that way for a good long while. ]
I bet it probably took a lot for you to admit this.
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[No. Some things are better left unsaid.]
[But ugh. Don't say nice things like that. He'll pointedly avoid Lloyd's gaze]
Yeah, well you know...[He tries to shrug it off] Whatever. It'd come out sooner or later.