[she had told him to stay strong and were the situation as pressing and as dire as before then she would say it again. at that point in time, stahn needed to be strong for them all. he's become the glue that binds them and the sun that gives them hope to keep going.
ugh, that was too cheesy even for an internal monolog.
but cheesy doesn't make it untrue. without stahn around, the whole situation becomes far more dreary and hopeless. something about this silly country boy gives people hope. he may not have saved everyone, not leon or ilene or them, but he saved her and he's saving the world.]
It really has, hasn't it?
[some wistfulness colors her own face as she turns to stare out at the dark waters. so much happened so quickly and spiraled into something so horrible.]
Who would've thought that the stupid-looking guy who ruined my plans on the Draconia would end up dragging me along on the ride to save the world?
[who would've thought her opinion of him could've changed so much? or that she herself would've changed so much as a result? gald still matters to her and the kids at the orphanage do, too, but it feels as though the world matters now, too. had this transpired earlier, she might've instead took her chance to make a solid profit off selling things while waiting for someone else to play hero. with who she is now, the thought of leaving it up to someone else can only be called ridiculous. beating in miktran's face and saving the world: she wants both as much as stahn does.
and she wants to save stahn just as much.
maybe her words were too harsh earlier, especially for someone as innocent and country-bred as stahn. supporting him now ought to make up for it. doing so outright and without a little theatrics, however, isn't rutee's style. listen, despite the development, she's still her and that's why rutee heaves the most dramatic sigh possible.]
And for free, too!
[she turns and wags her finger at him as close to his face as possible.]
So that's why I'm going to charge you, Stahn, right here and now.
so even if he does perk up a bit just from general conversation—and trying to not make it so obvious that he's been a bit upset about things...
he's also a bit puzzled at rutee's approach.
it's just straight up confusion at her words and her approach, causing him to look at her with his head tilted to one side—making him certainly take on the appearance of a puppy that's heard a new sound for the first time.
except he's heard rutee say similar things before, just in a different context entirely.]
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ugh, that was too cheesy even for an internal monolog.
but cheesy doesn't make it untrue. without stahn around, the whole situation becomes far more dreary and hopeless. something about this silly country boy gives people hope. he may not have saved everyone, not leon or ilene or them, but he saved her and he's saving the world.]
It really has, hasn't it?
[some wistfulness colors her own face as she turns to stare out at the dark waters. so much happened so quickly and spiraled into something so horrible.]
Who would've thought that the stupid-looking guy who ruined my plans on the Draconia would end up dragging me along on the ride to save the world?
[who would've thought her opinion of him could've changed so much? or that she herself would've changed so much as a result? gald still matters to her and the kids at the orphanage do, too, but it feels as though the world matters now, too. had this transpired earlier, she might've instead took her chance to make a solid profit off selling things while waiting for someone else to play hero. with who she is now, the thought of leaving it up to someone else can only be called ridiculous. beating in miktran's face and saving the world: she wants both as much as stahn does.
and she wants to save stahn just as much.
maybe her words were too harsh earlier, especially for someone as innocent and country-bred as stahn. supporting him now ought to make up for it. doing so outright and without a little theatrics, however, isn't rutee's style. listen, despite the development, she's still her and that's why rutee heaves the most dramatic sigh possible.]
And for free, too!
[she turns and wags her finger at him as close to his face as possible.]
So that's why I'm going to charge you, Stahn, right here and now.
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so even if he does perk up a bit just from general conversation—and trying to not make it so obvious that he's been a bit upset about things...
he's also a bit puzzled at rutee's approach.
it's just straight up confusion at her words and her approach, causing him to look at her with his head tilted to one side—making him certainly take on the appearance of a puppy that's heard a new sound for the first time.
except he's heard rutee say similar things before, just in a different context entirely.]
Eh? Charge me for what?