[ Claude is really not used to be hugged for a prolonged period of time so imagine him awkwardly existing there. Not really where to put his hands or how to rest his head. ]
So it is.
[ He's thinking hard about the books that Claudia gathered for him because ara is a monster, so Nier can have that mental image even though it means nothing to him. ]
[ ... Nier was ready to poke fun at how awkward Claude is, but no. Why are you giving him this sad image even though I was nodding at Ara the whole time. ]
[ A part of him doesn't want Claude to be attached to a Shade, especially one so dangerous. He'd rather Claude be safe, but he can't change what happened. ]
Sometimes the simple things like someone's kindness can save you. Those small moments shine brighter than the pain of betrayal. [ ... ] I'm sure she would have rather met you than not.
[ He doesn’t say anything in return, likewise the curse to broadcast thoughts doesn’t shine through. Claude is given the silence and semblance of solitude, if it weren’t for the hand that rubs his back.
Quietly, Nier sings a song. It’s one he remembers from Seafront, one he remembers the old lady at the lighthouse sang when he dropped off her mail. It’s what the postman that cared for her hummed at the post office.
Does it matter if she was an illusion, a memory? What makes love real? ]
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I only have Yonah and Kainé left, so it won't be hard.
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[ I don't think Claude knows about Emil. ]
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[ Nier speaks of Weiss fondly despite what his words mean. This includes Emil which Claude doesn't know about, wow. ]
... You know I'm here for you yet you're trying to turn this around.
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You should be used to that behaviour by now, shouldn't you?
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I’m not the one that darted after returning from a field trip. [ Huff. ] I want to care for you, Claude.
[ But I think you know that already. ]
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[ But I don't want to acknowledge it. ]
I'm just... tired. Of people dying at my hand.
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… It couldn’t have been someone else?
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I think when you're up against something like that, and you see an opportunity, you just take it.
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... It's your life or theirs.
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So it is.
[ He's thinking hard about the books that Claudia gathered for him because ara is a monster, so Nier can have that mental image even though it means nothing to him. ]
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What are those books?
[ HE'S GOING TO ASK ]
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... I think she gathered them for me. I was looking at the books on the ships when I first ran into her.
[ It was because of me. ]
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You must have been kind to her...
[ What happened to failing at relationships? She must have liked you a lot. ]
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I don't know anyone who wouldn't be kind to a lonely little girl.
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… Do you have regrets?
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[ He really hates this conversation so he's going to turn on his back so that he's not facing Nier head on, staring at the ceiling instead. ]
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... I don't think so. Nothing is worse than being alone.
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Sometimes the simple things like someone's kindness can save you. Those small moments shine brighter than the pain of betrayal. [ ... ] I'm sure she would have rather met you than not.
[ Because I feel the same way. ]
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But it affects him all the same, eyes squeezing shut before he rolls over to hide his expression against Nier's chest, just for a little while.
Thanks. ]
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Quietly, Nier sings a song. It’s one he remembers from Seafront, one he remembers the old lady at the lighthouse sang when he dropped off her mail. It’s what the postman that cared for her hummed at the post office.
Does it matter if she was an illusion, a memory? What makes love real? ]