[there's surprise both in his emotions and on his face at that, he hadn't known... well, he knew his journey was based on Steel's memories, but a journey based on theirs...]
Afterwards. Despite being you know ghosts, they were actually the best audience.
[ now for the fun part. ]
When we exited stage left, we arrived at a battle. We had a mission to make sure history wouldn't change. We had to ignore the death and suffering of people we knew. People from here and from our own worlds.
The longer it went on, the more I became part of him. [ Prompto reaches for a sword no longer there. ] All I could think was that the mission came first. I didn't help or save them. Kazu may have been laying dead. Kashuu had a gun blow up in his hands. Iggy and Gladio were both heavily injured. Noct was in bandages.
And while it's sad, their lives weren't as important to me as the mission. [ he feels so bad for this ]
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...Did things start going wrong the third time?
[that sounds familiar too, if so]
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[ now for the fun part. ]
When we exited stage left, we arrived at a battle. We had a mission to make sure history wouldn't change. We had to ignore the death and suffering of people we knew. People from here and from our own worlds.
[ There's a pang of guilt at this. ]
I saw Kashuu, Kazu, and my friends from home.
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that's... very bad. Itsuki's attention sharpens at that,]
...The mission.
[the mission for the swords, who even though can love and grieve as deeply as humans, aren't human.]
Did you try to save them?
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And while it's sad, their lives weren't as important to me as the mission. [ he feels so bad for this ]
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Prompto might be reaching for a sword, but Itsuki reaches for that hand anyway. a quick grasp, not very strong, but there.]
...The many before all. [his voice is heavy] Protecting history to save humanity means making sacrifices...
At least, I think that's how Buzen and the others see it.
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He'll let him take his hand and give him a light squeeze. ]
Yeah. It's a pretty heavy burden. And they can't go against it or they'll be corrupted and the world may end.
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hm, he hadn't known that part.]
Can't imagine that made it any easier on you and the others.
[stuck between a rock and a hard place,]