[Aya stays quiet and cries on him for several minutes, grateful beyond words that he's there.
Of course, the awareness of that fact, in light of recent events, brings with it an awareness that he might not always be. She doesn't think she can bear that thought. Her embrace tightens, to the point her brother might be glad he has a solid build.]
[Bringing a hand up, he cups the back of her head. Ran knows how distressed she is for her to be squeezing him this hard. But he just keeps holding her until she decides that she's ready to let go.]
[Aya bites her lip. A part of her hates that she's acting so clingy. It probably doesn't make her look anything close to mature. But the instability of the world is frightening. She doesn't think she can stand the idea of losing Ran again.]
[She hasn't thought of it like that-- the idea that she might be the one to disappear, and what impact that could have on anyone still in Somarium.
Oddly enough, it makes her stop and think. Somarium is cruel in a way, in the same way life itself is. Without warning, those you love most can be taken away. But it's also beautiful, because if not for it, how many wonderful people like Luffy would she have never met at all? It's let her reunite with her brother for the last five months-- five months more than she ever had back home.]
...I'm being selfish, aren't I? [She wipes her eyes and sits up.] I'm grateful for all the time we do get. It isn't going to last forever, is it? Nothing does. But that's why it's important to make the most of every day we do have. So when it's over, we can say we don't have any regrets.
[The statement clearly means a lot to her coming from Ran.]
...I don't know if we'll have any memories of this place when we wake up... But if we do, promise me you'll stop avoiding me there. If you think I'm right, then you can't turn around and argue things are any different back home.
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Of course, the awareness of that fact, in light of recent events, brings with it an awareness that he might not always be. She doesn't think she can bear that thought. Her embrace tightens, to the point her brother might be glad he has a solid build.]
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What am I going to do if you disappear someday?
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[But, he really has no idea. It was hard enough to not come around her the first time. He's not sure how to handle not coming around again.]
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Oddly enough, it makes her stop and think. Somarium is cruel in a way, in the same way life itself is. Without warning, those you love most can be taken away. But it's also beautiful, because if not for it, how many wonderful people like Luffy would she have never met at all? It's let her reunite with her brother for the last five months-- five months more than she ever had back home.]
...I'm being selfish, aren't I? [She wipes her eyes and sits up.] I'm grateful for all the time we do get. It isn't going to last forever, is it? Nothing does. But that's why it's important to make the most of every day we do have. So when it's over, we can say we don't have any regrets.
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That's a very wise and mature thing to say. And you're right.
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...I don't know if we'll have any memories of this place when we wake up... But if we do, promise me you'll stop avoiding me there. If you think I'm right, then you can't turn around and argue things are any different back home.
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I promise that if I remember my time here when we end up returning to our world that I will contact you.
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If we remember, then I'm going to remember this promise, too.
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It's set then.
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