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[Locked to Zelda (OoT) // 10% unhackable]
Hey... Zelda.
[There's a nervous smile in his voice, emphasis on nervous.]
Um... how are you? How've you been?
Hey... Zelda.
[There's a nervous smile in his voice, emphasis on nervous.]
Um... how are you? How've you been?
I... thought something had happened to you.
[After all, she knows Midna has left. Well, she doesn't know-know, but she has that suspicion, that feeling.]
...I'm so happy you haven't gone.
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I don't understand... who are you talking about...?
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I'm sorry. Here I am talking like you can understand me so well. Jak... Well... I knew something was happening to him. I knew something was bothering him a lot. I never wanted to pry, so I relied upon him to be as honest with me as he wanted me to be with him.
Instead of even being repaid with the same kindness, he never said a word. And when he finally did, all of that evasion, all of that avoidance... I thought there was something wrong with me. It didn't take him twice telling me that his problems were me in order for me to understand.
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This is about Jak...? He isn't sure whether he should get mad about it, or if he's not getting the whole story, or what. But it does bother him to see Zelda upset like this over someone Link thought was their friend.]
...He said that to you? That's... not fair at all.
[Adult relationships fail the child hero, but he knows that much.]
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No. Maybe it is. He deserves someone who can be more for him. To him, I must have just looked like a statue on a pedestal. I always concerned so much more about my title than I did for him. If I were like the females from Haven, he would have liked me more. In the end, he wasn't wrong.
I was the obstacle. He couldn't be himself because of me. If he's happier like this, I have no other option than to oblige. That's all that matters, right...?
[She doesn't seem convinced.]
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So he just bites his lip and considers it.]
Zelda... I think... that maybe that's still just unfair, for him to say. I mean, friends shouldn't be that way, right? So, uh... I guess that... couples shouldn't do that either. Right? It doesn't sound like you did anything wrong.
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That's so silly. We called ourselves a couple and we weren't anything like that. I was a plaything for him.
[She tips her head to the side and lifts a hand to draw her fingertips over his chin thoughtfully.]
It doesn't matter anymore. In the end, it doesn't change anything. We're still captive on this ship. It's still a hostile environment. I want to go home more than I've ever wanted anything before. I won't believe what the crew has to say. I won't believe Captain Redd.
I want to go home with you. I'll find a way.
[And that's called putting up a front. Obligation and duty first, right?]
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This sounds like ... he doesn't even know what it sounds like. He and Zelda aren't like that.
But once he pulls away, he regrets it, only because he doesn't want to hurt her feelings. So he swallows and offers a smile.]
........that's fine. Yeah, I want to go home, too. W-With you. We'll get out of here, okay?
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The sooner the better. This ship changes people and not necessarily for the better. I would rather stay in this room for the rest of my time here than bother associating with anyone else.
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But he still recognizes that she's upset, and doesn't remove his arm from her shoulder. Zelda is still his dear friend.]
Oh... you can't mean that, can you? [He frowns, worried about her now.] This boat is terrible, but you can't just sit in here. Besides... if you're that unhappy, you can always just let Sheik take care of things, right? I don't want you to be upset if you don't have to be.
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...I'm fairly adamant. It's... It's a bit tormenting for me to wander about this ship anywhere. Everyone should learn from their experiences, but thinking about them, replaying them... It just hurts so much.
[She shakes her head.]
If I were to tell anyone that, it's just a weakness and a vulnerability. I'm supposed to act like nothing's wrong and everything's fine. It's not. I'd rather not have to constantly wear a facade for everyone unless it were absolutely necessary.
I can let Sheik out as often as he likes, and I have. I'm so glad he's happy, but he's the one making promises that he shouldn't be making. I literally feel trapped by him and by everyone else as well. Yet saying it all to you is unfair. I'm upset. You're listening to me. It's probably just as tormenting.
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[His frown turns to disapproval, and he leans in a little closer to her to emphasize his words.]
It's no bother at all, Zelda... you always say things like that, but that's never how it is.
...If you need me to talk to Sheik, I will.
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Sheik is Sheik. Let him do as he pleases. Between the two of us, he is... He's more acceptable than I am. He's not as foolish or as naive. It would come as no surprise if he was more likable, really. He's far more in tune with what people think.
You'd like him around more anyway, wouldn't you?
[Is it even possible to be envious of another half? Perhaps it is. What she's really asking is if Link likes Sheik more than her.]
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He frowned, though he tapped the door with his knuckles. He'd give it one sharp knock and wait only for a moment before going on his way.]
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He turns his head towards the door. Whoever it is, they didn't announce themselves. Since they're in Zelda's room, he looks back at her, eyebrows raised, assuming Zelda would want to call out to them or welcome them in?]
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She approaches her door, opens it, and finding Ganondorf on the other side, her chin lifts and she abruptly pauses. And then she reddens. Significantly so. She must look a mess with crumpled expression and all.]
...Ah... I... What are you doing here...?
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