[It's not like Luke was alone, but having two of his most important people die... It's an underexaggeration to say he's upset. Worried, sad, angry, careening from hopeful to hopeless within the span of a minute. On top of that, is it really okay to wish for people to avoid the cycle of life and death? Who knows what kind of things the Malnosso do to the dead? They might not be any better than the people sacrificing innocents to make a bomb or whatever.
Ergh.
But he can't think about that right now. Asch is in front of him, whole and yet with a piece missing. He looks tired, and he probably is, but Luke just charged in here and started yelling at him anyway.
Luke bites his bottom lip, and then he reaches out, hesitant, until his fingertips find Asch's sleeve and curl into the fabric.]
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[It's not like Luke was alone, but having two of his most important people die... It's an underexaggeration to say he's upset. Worried, sad, angry, careening from hopeful to hopeless within the span of a minute. On top of that, is it really okay to wish for people to avoid the cycle of life and death? Who knows what kind of things the Malnosso do to the dead? They might not be any better than the people sacrificing innocents to make a bomb or whatever.
Ergh.
But he can't think about that right now. Asch is in front of him, whole and yet with a piece missing. He looks tired, and he probably is, but Luke just charged in here and started yelling at him anyway.
Luke bites his bottom lip, and then he reaches out, hesitant, until his fingertips find Asch's sleeve and curl into the fabric.]
... Can I stay for a little while?