[Of course he remembers that conversation. Really, how could he forget? The day Guy came to see him at his lowest, after he'd died, left blinded and punished for daring to sacrifice his own life for the replica?
....
For Luke?
It's not like he'd intended to die. The state of his body was a constant situational hazard, and apart from Guy's sword, it had been the dissonance of his body that had killed him. But telling Guy that back then would have been admitting a weakness, and why would he risk sharing something like that with someone who already hated him and wanted him dead?
This Guy... he hasn't made a decision about that, yet. He's not sure when he will.]
Let me ask you this, first. Before you came here... what's the last thing you remember happening in our world?
[What was the turning point? When did things change? What happened that made Guy suddenly so interested in asking this kind of question?
Last time, he'd been from much too far in the past for Asch's life to mean a damn thing. His past, their past had meant nothing to Guy. Certainly nothing like what it meant to Asch. But later...
...later, he'd been dead. He'd had no future at all outside of this place. And the fear, the implication that it had been his untimely demise that had made Guy rethink their relationship, for good or ill, hadn't left him since they'd had that conversation.
And really, could there be anything more pathetic? The recognition that his value only depends on his status as a living being or a corpse?
He's not sure he could handle that. It would shake the very foundation of everything he's become in this place. Everything that's changed.
oh lordy
....
For Luke?
It's not like he'd intended to die. The state of his body was a constant situational hazard, and apart from Guy's sword, it had been the dissonance of his body that had killed him. But telling Guy that back then would have been admitting a weakness, and why would he risk sharing something like that with someone who already hated him and wanted him dead?
This Guy... he hasn't made a decision about that, yet. He's not sure when he will.]
Let me ask you this, first. Before you came here... what's the last thing you remember happening in our world?
[What was the turning point? When did things change? What happened that made Guy suddenly so interested in asking this kind of question?
Last time, he'd been from much too far in the past for Asch's life to mean a damn thing. His past, their past had meant nothing to Guy. Certainly nothing like what it meant to Asch. But later...
...later, he'd been dead. He'd had no future at all outside of this place. And the fear, the implication that it had been his untimely demise that had made Guy rethink their relationship, for good or ill, hadn't left him since they'd had that conversation.
And really, could there be anything more pathetic? The recognition that his value only depends on his status as a living being or a corpse?
He's not sure he could handle that. It would shake the very foundation of everything he's become in this place. Everything that's changed.
So when?]