[Until the night of the 15th. Should Nephry check her journal, she'll see that a filter had been put up once more, but the text inside had all been crossed out.]
[Nephry always knew the right thing to say. Times like these, it's easy to see who she's related to.]
[Hadn't he already learned this lesson? His very existence was, in essence, a lie to keep people happy. He wasn't the "real" Ion, after all. And he hated it. Sync had hated it too, being born under the same circumstances...]
[Wasn't that why he was so at peace with his death? Giving his life to save Tear had been a choice he made on his own, untainted by the ambitions and desires of others. To him, it was selfish, even if there isn't a person alive who would agree with that assessment.]
[Telling Anise he loved her was the same. It was something he wanted. Something he wanted to do, even knowing deep down it may very well have been something only he wanted to do. It was selfish.]
[The only difference is this time he's still here to face the repercussions of that selfishness.]
[Unlike her relatives, Nephry doesn't spend her well-chosen words on trying to make people feel like screwups. Most of the time she's trying to solve problems, not create more of them.
It's not selfish to tell someone you love them.
That's what she would say, if she knew Ion was having trouble with the idea that he'd done something for himself. For once.]
Well, what does it feel like you should do? If you really think about it.
[Did she catch that? His expression couldn't have been there for longer than a moment or so. In spite of himself, in spite everything surrounding this conversation... he smiles.]
[His line of thinking may be strange, but the result was the same. Perhaps it was selfish to give his life up for Tear's sake... and perhaps it was selfish to tell Anise that he loved her. But maybe being selfish wasn't a bad thing? He would certainly never regret what he did for Tear... so maybe he shouldn't regret what he said to Anise?]
[He may not know where to go from here, but at the very least, it was a step in the right direction.]
I know. [...]
Though I'm hesitant to say as much, I feel better. Better than I was earlier.
[Thinking and understanding he would have never gotten to if he had been kept alone to his thoughts. And really, Ion being alone with only his thoughts... that wasn't a good combination.]
You've been here for me, Nephry. That's more than enough to deserve thanks.
[And that's the last message Nephry will get...]
[Until the night of the 15th. Should Nephry check her journal, she'll see that a filter had been put up once more, but the text inside had all been crossed out.]
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[Nephry always knew the right thing to say. Times like these, it's easy to see who she's related to.]
[Hadn't he already learned this lesson? His very existence was, in essence, a lie to keep people happy. He wasn't the "real" Ion, after all. And he hated it. Sync had hated it too, being born under the same circumstances...]
[Wasn't that why he was so at peace with his death? Giving his life to save Tear had been a choice he made on his own, untainted by the ambitions and desires of others. To him, it was selfish, even if there isn't a person alive who would agree with that assessment.]
[Telling Anise he loved her was the same. It was something he wanted. Something he wanted to do, even knowing deep down it may very well have been something only he wanted to do. It was selfish.]
[The only difference is this time he's still here to face the repercussions of that selfishness.]
[His reply takes a rather long time to come.]
I don't know what I'm supposed to do now.
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It's not selfish to tell someone you love them.
That's what she would say, if she knew Ion was having trouble with the idea that he'd done something for himself. For once.]
Well, what does it feel like you should do? If you really think about it.
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I should come home.
I should. But I don't know whether or not I can handle it yet.
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[No, she has no idea.]
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You're right.
I'll decide tomorrow.
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Nephry is not.]
You are always welcome to try it, and decide it doesn't work, you know.
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[He may not know where to go from here, but at the very least, it was a step in the right direction.]
I know. [...]
Though I'm hesitant to say as much, I feel better. Better than I was earlier.
Thank you, Nephry.
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[Ion did the vast majority of the thinking and understanding, didn't he?]
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You've been here for me, Nephry. That's more than enough to deserve thanks.
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