I'd take any game that doesn't end with abject misery at this point, honestly.
[He raises his shoulders in a shrug. He's been less keen to use it, as time has gone on. But he's also very aware of what this town is capable of. Both he and Neo are aware of that. There's no guarantee it wouldn't make them turn on anyone else here again. ]
I'm not itching to use it on her any more. It's more... a safeguard than anything else. Just in case.
["I don't think either of the pieces really fit together in that sort of way." That... put it into words better than he could. He's been struggling to word it right for a while. Something sharp wrenches in his chest, deep and unpleasant. He doesn't want this, as much as he is very much aware that it's inevitable. That they're just going to keep hurting each other if they carry on the way they are. He doesn't want to make her miserable, and he's well aware that's what he's been doing.
Still, he moves one hand up to grip her arm gently. This hurts. It hurts a lot, but equally, it feels like a weight very slowly being lifted. ]
No... it's not what we wanted. I- I want you to be happy but I don't think I can do that for you anymore. Not like this. I'm not- [his breath catches and he sucks in a breath, trying to keep it together] ... the pieces just don't fit together any more, huh?
[He's surprised this hasn't churned up his usual feelings of self-loathing. Oh, they're still there, but they're little whispers this time instead of a dull roar. Maybe it's because this feels like the right thing to do, and for once he's not going to ignore that for the easy option.
This still sucks a lot though. ]
I - I'd like that. A new beginning. I... Ruby, you still mean the world to me. I don't want that to go away forever. Even if it can't... shouldn't be this any more.
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[He raises his shoulders in a shrug. He's been less keen to use it, as time has gone on. But he's also very aware of what this town is capable of. Both he and Neo are aware of that. There's no guarantee it wouldn't make them turn on anyone else here again. ]
I'm not itching to use it on her any more. It's more... a safeguard than anything else. Just in case.
["I don't think either of the pieces really fit together in that sort of way." That... put it into words better than he could. He's been struggling to word it right for a while. Something sharp wrenches in his chest, deep and unpleasant. He doesn't want this, as much as he is very much aware that it's inevitable. That they're just going to keep hurting each other if they carry on the way they are. He doesn't want to make her miserable, and he's well aware that's what he's been doing.
Still, he moves one hand up to grip her arm gently. This hurts. It hurts a lot, but equally, it feels like a weight very slowly being lifted. ]
No... it's not what we wanted. I- I want you to be happy but I don't think I can do that for you anymore. Not like this. I'm not- [his breath catches and he sucks in a breath, trying to keep it together] ... the pieces just don't fit together any more, huh?
[He's surprised this hasn't churned up his usual feelings of self-loathing. Oh, they're still there, but they're little whispers this time instead of a dull roar. Maybe it's because this feels like the right thing to do, and for once he's not going to ignore that for the easy option.
This still sucks a lot though. ]
I - I'd like that. A new beginning. I... Ruby, you still mean the world to me. I don't want that to go away forever. Even if it can't... shouldn't be this any more.