[...Sigh. He really is such an idiot. With Luke crying like that, Asch doesn't have much to do- he can't contribute to the relief about being alive, and he's not particularly inclined to offer any more comfort than the minimal amount he's already giving, so instead he takes a moment to peer at Luke's body, checking for actual injuries beneath all the blood and muck caking his clothes.
And Luke's train of thought - what little Asch can decipher of it, since the link is all but broken off at this point - is a little irritating too. He's getting flickers of it, images, faint feelings of guilt and grief. This was more than just a series of simple battles. This was what it's like to fight in a war.
And the aftermath of war is one thing that Asch can deal with.]
...There's no shame in having a will to live. [His voice is quiet, just as calm as before, keeping his expression careful and distant, even if Luke isn't looking at him.] It's what keeps people alive, even when their bodies are broken.
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And Luke's train of thought - what little Asch can decipher of it, since the link is all but broken off at this point - is a little irritating too. He's getting flickers of it, images, faint feelings of guilt and grief. This was more than just a series of simple battles. This was what it's like to fight in a war.
And the aftermath of war is one thing that Asch can deal with.]
...There's no shame in having a will to live. [His voice is quiet, just as calm as before, keeping his expression careful and distant, even if Luke isn't looking at him.] It's what keeps people alive, even when their bodies are broken.