[Thanks for the distance, Emma. He looks at her from under the hood, but he still doesn't quite say anything. There's a very small movement of his shoulders though, almost a shrug but not quite.
It's not really "it's fine" or "I forgive you" but it's a simple gesture of "I don't know what to say."]
...okay...[It's also a quiet tone, but he's trying not to be an asshole and contribute a bit.]
[...there's a nod. I'm so sorry, Eli, this is just how this goes for the time being because there's a lot of conflicting feelings here.]
...sorry...[An attempt at an apology. He's not sure which part he's apologizing for, but it seems right. He's still mad by the insinuations and upset about a handful of other things, but in the end...is it really Emma's fault? Maybe not.
It's not. Or it's not supposed to be. [...] Anyway, it doesn't affect you so it shouldn't matter. Right? Our focus is on what's directly impacting you because we're not doing enough.
[He's toeing the line of being unfair, but that seems to be the issue here. He also doesn't exactly have it in him to be sarcastic and there's a small amount of something in his tone that indicates he's thinking that's true.]
I believe that none of this is your fault, and that you're doing your best. I believe you get a lot of flack from people who see you as an easy target to take their frustrations out on... And I shouldn't have been one of them. I'd hate to be in your position.
[Is it? He doesn't argue. Instead, he shifts just a little to poke at a starfish in the tidepool.]
...this isn't the first time I was put on a job and found out later that I didn't know what I was actually working for. Maybe I should have expected this. [But it's a feeble explanation for why he reacted the way he did.]
...before this...it was the first time we were all together. All of us. And now I'm the only one who really remembers what happened. I don't want anything else to happen to them. Not again.
I mean...he knows now. I had to tell him. [Read as: Axel asked and Roxas just kind of caved and explained weeks later.] It's the reason I agreed to all of this in the first place.
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It's not really "it's fine" or "I forgive you" but it's a simple gesture of "I don't know what to say."]
...okay...[It's also a quiet tone, but he's trying not to be an asshole and contribute a bit.]
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[She frowns.]
I get the feeling neither of us deal with this kind of thing too well.
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...sorry...[An attempt at an apology. He's not sure which part he's apologizing for, but it seems right. He's still mad by the insinuations and upset about a handful of other things, but in the end...is it really Emma's fault? Maybe not.
But, on the other hand, it's hard to phrase exactly what the problem is when the universe won't allow it, and when he's trying to decide if he even trusts her currently. She's Naminé's partner, and Axel's girlfriend, and she's been kind to Xion...so...that should be reason enough. Or it's what he's trying to tell himself.]
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[...]
But - is something else the matter?
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...you don't have to do this, you know. I get it.
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...Harsh, but fair, I guess.
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[He's toeing the line of being unfair, but that seems to be the issue here. He also doesn't exactly have it in him to be sarcastic and there's a small amount of something in his tone that indicates he's thinking that's true.]
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Like I said... I shouldn't have said that. I was upset, but that isn't an excuse.
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I believe that none of this is your fault, and that you're doing your best. I believe you get a lot of flack from people who see you as an easy target to take their frustrations out on... And I shouldn't have been one of them. I'd hate to be in your position.
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...okay. [He can acknowledge that. ] I...get it. Nobody's in an easy position right now. And I should have tried harder. So...sorry.
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...this isn't the first time I was put on a job and found out later that I didn't know what I was actually working for. Maybe I should have expected this. [But it's a feeble explanation for why he reacted the way he did.]
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...before this...it was the first time we were all together. All of us. And now I'm the only one who really remembers what happened. I don't want anything else to happen to them. Not again.
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[He's puzzled that out at least.]
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I mean...he knows now. I had to tell him. [Read as: Axel asked and Roxas just kind of caved and explained weeks later.] It's the reason I agreed to all of this in the first place.
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Did...either of them ever tell you what a Nobody is?
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