[At first, Luke is very confused. Asch just said that he wanted his name, but now he doesn't? Asch is always like this, though, so Luke shouldn't be...]
You can't go forward if you keep looking back.
[He'd said that so long ago, and though it still sounds kind of stupid to him, considering he had nothing to look back on when he said it, it... really is kind of insightful, like Guy said. And... it's okay to look back sometimes, for guidance to the future, but not always.
Luke might not feel like he deserves it, but... this is his name. And it's going to be his name, and he'll make it his own, and it will truly be his once Asch gives it to him. Once Asch accepts him for who he is.
It's when Asch can accept him for Luke and not for a replica and when they accept each other's names that they can both accept their own sense of self.]
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You can't go forward if you keep looking back.
[He'd said that so long ago, and though it still sounds kind of stupid to him, considering he had nothing to look back on when he said it, it... really is kind of insightful, like Guy said. And... it's okay to look back sometimes, for guidance to the future, but not always.
Luke might not feel like he deserves it, but... this is his name. And it's going to be his name, and he'll make it his own, and it will truly be his once Asch gives it to him. Once Asch accepts him for who he is.
It's when Asch can accept him for Luke and not for a replica and when they accept each other's names that they can both accept their own sense of self.]
... I think I understand now.