[Another sigh.] I'm not so much worried about it happening as I am considering it as a possibility. Just think of it as me thinking aloud and forget it, Asch.
Look- sometimes it's not always a choice. People die or drift away. Nothing's ever certain, least of all anything worth having. I'm allowed to have my own reservations. [Guy notices that he sounds somewhat defensive for someone unbothered by this.]
[Guy's quiet for a while, but he does eventually speak.]
The Score wasn't absolute; it was one path of many. But even with infinite paths we can take, they still exist, somewhere in the memory particles of Auldrant. We still have predestined lots in life...even if we don't know what they are.
Your lot in life...was to die in Eldrant. Luke's was to sacrifice himself. Mine is to lose people, and to keep going on. And I've accepted it; if I end up losing you to something other than death, so be it. That's just how it is.
My lot in life!? [Okay Guy, you're getting a taste of rage now. Asch grabs him by the collar, yanking him closer.] What the hell kind of attitude is that!? Aren't you the one who told me not to give up, not to be such a defeatist about it? Why are you just giving up!?
[Like hell. Those hands aren't moving. And he's not even listening because Guy is just ignoring the issue again.]
When I found out I was going to die, I looked for answers. I looked for ways to stop it, even just to slow it down. When I didn't find anything, I didn't just lie down and take it - I kept fighting with every damn breath I had! When I dedicate myself to something I don't let anything stop me. Considering how angry you got whenever I so much as hinted that I was giving up, I expected nothing less from you.
[And he's... really disappointed to find that isn't the case.]
[Asch watches him for a long moment, breathing deeply and forcing himself to calm down. Finally he stands up, looking ahead instead of at Guy.]
I'm not like you - I can't look at it the way you can. There's no room for logic in my emotions, no discussions on 'what if' or 'when'. I feel whatever I feel, and deal with problems as they come. And looking at us now, I'm glad of that.
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The Score wasn't absolute; it was one path of many. But even with infinite paths we can take, they still exist, somewhere in the memory particles of Auldrant. We still have predestined lots in life...even if we don't know what they are.
Your lot in life...was to die in Eldrant. Luke's was to sacrifice himself. Mine is to lose people, and to keep going on. And I've accepted it; if I end up losing you to something other than death, so be it. That's just how it is.
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When I found out I was going to die, I looked for answers. I looked for ways to stop it, even just to slow it down. When I didn't find anything, I didn't just lie down and take it - I kept fighting with every damn breath I had! When I dedicate myself to something I don't let anything stop me. Considering how angry you got whenever I so much as hinted that I was giving up, I expected nothing less from you.
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I'm not like you - I can't look at it the way you can. There's no room for logic in my emotions, no discussions on 'what if' or 'when'. I feel whatever I feel, and deal with problems as they come. And looking at us now, I'm glad of that.
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