[ Nier looks more confused and conflicted, because isn’t this important? It feels like a gift from someone that loves you. And that’s! Not his! This love is for Claude, so it… Is a bit weird to be given this little bulb. ]
How are your wounds?
[ He holds the bulb carefully before placing it on a nearby nightstand. ]
That’s unfortunate. [ Nier doesn’t sound sad, but it’s hard not to be. ] He cared about his wife a lot—and the both of them were… Interesting to listen to. I met them when I was sixteen and made the mistake to stick around while they were arguing. They went on for ten minutes over him eating her apples.
[ … ]
They invited Weiss and I to dinner once.
[ He thinks back to that memory, unintentionally sharing it with Claude. It was a simple dinner, but it meant so much to Nier who hadn’t had a meal with his sister in over five years.
He loved that couple. ]
It would have been better if the memory you all experienced was about their love for each other.
[ A happier memory of mine. At this point, Nier is just blabbing to keep Claude’s mind off of whatever he’s running away from. ]
She did seem heartbroken when Lux told her what had happened.
[ He's not really sure what to make of Nier's efforts. On one hand, he's glad that he has happier memories to hold onto, and that his time before Wiwaldi wasn't just one point of suffering after the other.
But then, eventually that happiness had ended with loss. Maybe that's just how attachments go. ]
[ Nier’s thoughts are a jumble of kneejerk “it was a Shade,” “it was going to keep eating people,” “she loved someone,” and “she was protecting him,” ping ponging between what he forced himself to believe and the truth. ]
[ Claude is still silent for a moment, digesting Nier's thoughts without much change in expression. He doesn't fault him for feeling any particular way.
Eventually, and these words don't quite sound his own, That doesn't mean it couldn't have an impact. ]
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… I’m going to give it back later.
[ Nier looks more confused and conflicted, because isn’t this important? It feels like a gift from someone that loves you. And that’s! Not his! This love is for Claude, so it… Is a bit weird to be given this little bulb. ]
How are your wounds?
[ He holds the bulb carefully before placing it on a nearby nightstand. ]
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With that sorted, he just falls back onto the bed with a sigh. ]
Healed, for the most part. Futaba healed me right before we left, and then the rest was patched up when we got back.
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There’s relief. He hovers over him. ]
… Do you mind if I stay?
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I won't be good company.
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[ He rubs his neck. I just don’t want you to be alone. ]
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Then perhaps you can offer me some words of wisdom on how to cope with these sorts of things.
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[ That’s what kept me going. He plops onto the bed, too, then pulls Claude into a loose hug. ]
Don’t let yourself be alone for too long… Remember that you did what you could.
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You're so difficult. ]
That's what your friend said. Grimoire Weiss. He asked that we remind you and Kainé to never lose hope.
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[ Nier has heard from others Weiss showed up and that puts a smile on his face. ]
It’s good advice for the world we lived in, I think. No matter how cruel, there’s more to life than that.
Did you ever talk to the ferryman?
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[ He knows that Lux and Kon had been looking for someone. Whether it was the post man or the ferryman, he can't remember. ]
No. I think he was dead by the time we arrived.
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[ … ]
They invited Weiss and I to dinner once.
[ He thinks back to that memory, unintentionally sharing it with Claude. It was a simple dinner, but it meant so much to Nier who hadn’t had a meal with his sister in over five years.
He loved that couple. ]
It would have been better if the memory you all experienced was about their love for each other.
[ A happier memory of mine. At this point, Nier is just blabbing to keep Claude’s mind off of whatever he’s running away from. ]
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[ He's not really sure what to make of Nier's efforts. On one hand, he's glad that he has happier memories to hold onto, and that his time before Wiwaldi wasn't just one point of suffering after the other.
But then, eventually that happiness had ended with loss. Maybe that's just how attachments go. ]
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You guys could have lied to her. I don’t think that choice is wrong.
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I'll be honest, I was mostly checked out. But I know that I would've appreciated the truth over anything else. It's better than finding it out later.
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Checked out, huh.
[ Pat pat. ]
Shades are relentless in their rampage. That one was also really strong. I was surprised to know you four went through that and came out alive.
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She definitely almost killed Kon and the others. [ ... ] She didn't attack me.
[ On purpose anyway. He did get yeeted into the ocean. ]
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You got attached, didn't you.
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Anyway, he's not going to answer. ]
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It… Wasn’t real.
[ He settles on that. ]
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Eventually, and these words don't quite sound his own, That doesn't mean it couldn't have an impact. ]
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It's still you.
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[ He'd mostly been staring at the ceiling. ]
Do you love the world you come from?
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... I love the people in it?
[ It's a no. ]
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[ But given how easily you get attached... ]
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I only have Yonah and Kainé left, so it won't be hard.
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