Don't think there was a kind option in that scenario. You both did what you thought you had to.
[ the entire thing seems to have been incredibly no-win to him. he doesn't say anything about the flinch because i hate their same hatting, looking at her seriously for a second ]
... You'll find a way. [ he seems very sincere about believing that ] You're stubborn enough.
[she seems a little bit touched by that; his sincere insistence she can do it means something coming from him, and harrow can't handle anyone being nice to her without getting very weepy about it, so she's immediately glancing away and trying to blink back tears, furious and embarrassed.]
I am stubborn, that is true. I hope you are right.
[ cloud's wincing himself, a hand to his head like a shadow of a headache before he looks back at her and then away ]
... Sorry. [ they were in or near the restaurant so he's just going to grab a napkin for her nose ] Don't worry about it. Those just... happen sometimes.
... We were out there so late... [ he huffs a little ] We'd just met. She brought me home after I fell through her roof. Her mother ... she asked me privately to leave during the night and not contact Aerith again. Didn't want me to put her in danger. So I did.
[ he shakes his head before, dryly; ]
Got all the way to the end of the sector to find her waiting for me so she could bring me the rest of the way.
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[ the entire thing seems to have been incredibly no-win to him. he doesn't say anything about the flinch because i hate their same hatting, looking at her seriously for a second ]
... You'll find a way. [ he seems very sincere about believing that ] You're stubborn enough.
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I am stubborn, that is true. I hope you are right.
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Yeah.
[ and then stardust. there is a lot less violence comparatively, but lucky for harrow the memory includes the headache pain! yay!! ]
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... Sorry. [ they were in or near the restaurant so he's just going to grab a napkin for her nose ] Don't worry about it. Those just... happen sometimes.
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[she wipes the blood away from her face.]
I used to have the same. When I had surgically removed some of my memories.
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[ he frowns at her, a little wary. ]
That's not exactly something I know how to do.
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[she frowns as well, chewing the inside of her cheek.]
...My pressuring you about it won't help, either.
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But if you do ever want to...to talk about it.
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[ he sounds unsure what she is offering, here. ]
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I know what that is like.
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[ he really does seem to be thinking about it, but then he winces and holds his head with a hiss. ow. he thought about it too hard. ]
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...Let's change the subject. Your friend seems nice.
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... Aerith. [ he nods a little ] ... She can be. But she's stubborn, too.
[ he sounds fond. and worried. it is not really a secret that his hostage is named aerith because sometimes you die and letters are doxxing ]
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[it isn't a secret, but it's a little sadder to put a face to a name.]
You are stubborn, so I imagine your friends must be.
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[ he shakes his head before, dryly; ]
Got all the way to the end of the sector to find her waiting for me so she could bring me the rest of the way.
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[it sounds nice. she listens to the story, quiet, just letting him talk.]
I'm sure she will be safe.
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[ there's a sigh, like part of it is him trying to convince himself of it too ]
I promised her I'd come for her before. Not going to break it this time either.
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It's difficult, knowing that we do not live here only for ourselves.
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... Yeah. Whatever choice we make, someone else might pay the price for it.