...probably because people like Reigen don't know how much they actually help. I think Ace is like that, too. They do a lot and they know what to say without realizing it, but then they think they have to do stuff themselves and the same feelings don't apply to them.
[ fucking idiots. but he's also looking at her hand and squinting. ]
Do I think he'd lie for us to protect us? Yes. I think since he's already tried to help us...he'd want to understand why we did what we did. He just doesn't seem to understand why it's mutual.
[she keeps looking at it, but doesn't really make much more mention of it than that.]
Yeah. He gave me a whole lot of stuff about how I don't have to lie for him just because I owe him and that isn't what it is. [...] I don't know what it is. I just don't want him to be dead.
It's called caring about a person without really expecting anything in return. Gross, huh? [ bemused. ] ...it happens to the best of us when we least expect it. People say the right things and do the right things, and you realize that somewhere along the way they really did start to kind of understand some things. But more importantly, they know they don't totally understand and they don't pretend to. They just do their best with what they have after a while.
So you kind of want to do your best for them, too. Including keeping them alive because they don't deserve to die for wanting to live. [ he glances at her. ] Maybe like that?
[ he doesn't mind. she can hold as tight as she wants. ]
...at first, I wasn't sure how much I could tell him. Because I was scared it'd be too much, or he wouldn't understand or want to understand. Like maybe if I said more than I should he'd think of me differently and things would be weird again. [ ... ] It was Reigen's suggestion to keep the blinds open when we're in the penthouse. He'd suggested the door, too, but I didn't think that was fair. He didn't entirely know everything, but he still wanted to offer advice to try and help. I think that's why it's so annoying he thinks this whole thing was only going to be his problem.
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[ fucking idiots. but he's also looking at her hand and squinting. ]
Do I think he'd lie for us to protect us? Yes. I think since he's already tried to help us...he'd want to understand why we did what we did. He just doesn't seem to understand why it's mutual.
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Yeah. He gave me a whole lot of stuff about how I don't have to lie for him just because I owe him and that isn't what it is. [...] I don't know what it is. I just don't want him to be dead.
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It's called caring about a person without really expecting anything in return. Gross, huh? [ bemused. ] ...it happens to the best of us when we least expect it. People say the right things and do the right things, and you realize that somewhere along the way they really did start to kind of understand some things. But more importantly, they know they don't totally understand and they don't pretend to. They just do their best with what they have after a while.
So you kind of want to do your best for them, too. Including keeping them alive because they don't deserve to die for wanting to live. [ he glances at her. ] Maybe like that?
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but. she kind of just looks down, holding his arm a little tightly.]
... Yeah. A lot like that. [...] I like that he doesn't pretend like he knows everything about me.
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...at first, I wasn't sure how much I could tell him. Because I was scared it'd be too much, or he wouldn't understand or want to understand. Like maybe if I said more than I should he'd think of me differently and things would be weird again. [ ... ] It was Reigen's suggestion to keep the blinds open when we're in the penthouse. He'd suggested the door, too, but I didn't think that was fair. He didn't entirely know everything, but he still wanted to offer advice to try and help. I think that's why it's so annoying he thinks this whole thing was only going to be his problem.