I've already done it before--twice. I embraced the darkness, and... I became the villain. If I have to do it one more time to help my friends... so be it.
I'll do what it takes. I'll... get back to them. You guys will be able to figure it out. My heart... it knows where it belongs. I'll get back to them.
[...Wasn't it? Bradley let that man rely on him, he let him put all his faith in him. And what happened? Bradley got captured and put in jail. The rest of the bandits dissolved around him, and Gorman stayed because he was still loyal to Bradley. But he can't go saying he was stupid for that, Gorman made his choice.
And Riku will make his.
He reaches out and ruffles Riku's hair. Just to lighten the atmosphere, just a little bit.]
Listen. I can't stop ya from doing whatever yer set on. I know a stubborn asshole when I see one.
But I'll do whatever I can to get ya back to yourself 'nd to yer buddies back home.
[Mmmphh. Embarrassed, he looks to the side while reaching up to try to fix his hair. Hilariously, it doesn't mess up as badly as it does if ruffled after he got it whacked off.]
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I'll do what it takes. I'll... get back to them. You guys will be able to figure it out. My heart... it knows where it belongs. I'll get back to them.
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[He reaches out and squeezes his shoulder.]
No matter what I say... yer stubborn, ain't ya?
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[The shoulder sort of slumps slightly under the hand.]
It's better this way... It's better if you all have the choice to stop it together.
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Besides, if we're talkin' about experience I've got 500 years of it. Not to mention our adventure yesterday.
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That doesn't matter, and it won't convince me. Just because you're more experienced doesn't mean it's better that way.
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[ What did I do to run into so many stubborn bastards? ]
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[He continues to be painfully stubborn.]
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They wanna see you as a villain? Course they don't.
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We have to... take the lesser of who dark paths here.
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It's lesser if its you?
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Yeah... [...] What was that? The... [He's not sure how to even explain that glimpse.]
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[ He doesn't know what Riku's picking up on. ]
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[He hates this week, for the record.]
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I've been in prison for the last century. Still got 'round a millennia to serve.
Wizards... when we die our bodies become mana stones. My comrade died in that cave because of the Great Calamity. [I was late... Sorry, Gorman.]
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Like... what happened to you? They... [Well, nevermind about that. Their dorm trauma.] A millennia is a long time.
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... Yeah. What happened to my body after the trial.
[A small shrug of his shoulders.]
Wizards live a long time. Managed to bargain it down with the grandpas.
[At some point it was even longer than that.]
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That's... still a long time, Bradley!
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[Fucked up Figaro didn't end up in jail.]
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Still. Your friend...
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He was brave and stubborn. Stuck with his beliefs til the end.
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Were you sad...?
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Of course I was.
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[Maybe it was. It just feels like the right thing to say.]
I'm sorry.
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And Riku will make his.
He reaches out and ruffles Riku's hair. Just to lighten the atmosphere, just a little bit.]
Listen. I can't stop ya from doing whatever yer set on. I know a stubborn asshole when I see one.
But I'll do whatever I can to get ya back to yourself 'nd to yer buddies back home.
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I know... I trust you.
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