He hadn't gone to Eldrant. Not yet. Which means he doesn't know that Asch dies, unless someone else from their world told him, which is unlikely. They'd been careful to keep it a secret from Luke, so why would they tell Guy?
He tells himself it's better this way. And in a way, Guy telling him that is the only thing that keeps him here, keeps him from turning and marching right the hell out of the woods and back to his house. Confirmation of his life mattering to Guy only after it ended would be the final straw for him.
So... what? He'd had a chance even before he'd died? Guy was willing to speak to him without dismissing him or snapping at him or openly hating him? It just hadn't mattered, because there was too much else to do?
No.
It was just too late. It's not like they could have become friends overnight. Hell, he can barely manage to form a friendship in a year. The thought of even trying is laughable. reaching some kind of awkward, tolerable understanding was the most he'd ever expected from anyone in years.
God, how much this place changes people. It's unfair.
He tries, but he can't quite stop the surprise from flickering over his expression, fleeting and indecisive. Guy's point of origin had been the potential excuse for him to leave, but not getting the answer he'd expected just leaves him more startled and uncertain than ever. If not his death, then... what changed? What made this conversation even possible? If it had just been guilt over killing him, they'd have been able to talk like this a year ago when it actually happened. This... this is different.]
My answer back then... about why I did it. [Why I saved him.] You could have just accepted it, walked away knowing I was just a terrible, selfish original seeking to hurt him again. I made you an offer and you wouldn't take it. Why?
[He'd thought it was what Guy wanted. But he'd just thrown it back in Asch's face like it meant nothing to him. Did he really care that much about honesty, or had something else driven him? And what was driving him now?]
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He hadn't gone to Eldrant. Not yet. Which means he doesn't know that Asch dies, unless someone else from their world told him, which is unlikely. They'd been careful to keep it a secret from Luke, so why would they tell Guy?
He tells himself it's better this way. And in a way, Guy telling him that is the only thing that keeps him here, keeps him from turning and marching right the hell out of the woods and back to his house. Confirmation of his life mattering to Guy only after it ended would be the final straw for him.
So... what? He'd had a chance even before he'd died? Guy was willing to speak to him without dismissing him or snapping at him or openly hating him? It just hadn't mattered, because there was too much else to do?
No.
It was just too late. It's not like they could have become friends overnight. Hell, he can barely manage to form a friendship in a year. The thought of even trying is laughable. reaching some kind of awkward, tolerable understanding was the most he'd ever expected from anyone in years.
God, how much this place changes people. It's unfair.
He tries, but he can't quite stop the surprise from flickering over his expression, fleeting and indecisive. Guy's point of origin had been the potential excuse for him to leave, but not getting the answer he'd expected just leaves him more startled and uncertain than ever. If not his death, then... what changed? What made this conversation even possible? If it had just been guilt over killing him, they'd have been able to talk like this a year ago when it actually happened. This... this is different.]
My answer back then... about why I did it. [Why I saved him.] You could have just accepted it, walked away knowing I was just a terrible, selfish original seeking to hurt him again. I made you an offer and you wouldn't take it. Why?
[He'd thought it was what Guy wanted. But he'd just thrown it back in Asch's face like it meant nothing to him. Did he really care that much about honesty, or had something else driven him? And what was driving him now?]