[ What Yuri says last earns the more immediate reaction, a light-hearted scoff that means no spite. Quite the contrary. ]
Eh, I've been stuck with worse guys. For a crime lord, your reputation has been pretty lacking 'round these parts, you know.
[ Which is really just another way to call him soft to his face, though Shez can be merciful and keep it to a roundabout tease. And that's a good thing-- both the merit of his joke and the fact that he can even banter at all, given the kind of mood he'd been in. ]
But, I'm glad for it. It's true I can't really see you leaving your people behind, and when I thought about it, I couldn't picture myself giving up on them, either. I don't care if they tell us our whole world is gone, or that even the Oracles can't bring it back. I'm gonna show'em what the mercenary spirit is all about, and fight to the very end!
[ And though his bravado is as genuine as the rest of him, his resolve does come with a sobering realization, his features softening to match it in kind. ]
That means I'll probably end up butting heads with people in Zenith, maybe even outside of trials. Maybe it was naive to think we'd get through this without making some real enemies, and honestly I'll still hope for a way we can all at least live to see how this is all going to end-- [ stupid Faerghan idealism, rubbing off on him. ] --but if worse comes to worst, that's just the way things are. If I can't save everyone, then I'll choose the people I'm closest to.
[ Those with whom he shares a house, a home world albeit different, a common goal at the end of the universe. It's them who will be at the forefront of his thoughts as he pushes forward. ]
So don't you dare putting us on opposite sides, okay? [ Why, he'll even borrow a Yuri-style "threat" to show how serious he is about this, though his smile isn't exactly added for effect. ] Making enemies is one thing, but I'm hoping to at least never have to fight another friend again.
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Eh, I've been stuck with worse guys. For a crime lord, your reputation has been pretty lacking 'round these parts, you know.
[ Which is really just another way to call him soft to his face, though Shez can be merciful and keep it to a roundabout tease. And that's a good thing-- both the merit of his joke and the fact that he can even banter at all, given the kind of mood he'd been in. ]
But, I'm glad for it. It's true I can't really see you leaving your people behind, and when I thought about it, I couldn't picture myself giving up on them, either. I don't care if they tell us our whole world is gone, or that even the Oracles can't bring it back. I'm gonna show'em what the mercenary spirit is all about, and fight to the very end!
[ And though his bravado is as genuine as the rest of him, his resolve does come with a sobering realization, his features softening to match it in kind. ]
That means I'll probably end up butting heads with people in Zenith, maybe even outside of trials. Maybe it was naive to think we'd get through this without making some real enemies, and honestly I'll still hope for a way we can all at least live to see how this is all going to end-- [ stupid Faerghan idealism, rubbing off on him. ] --but if worse comes to worst, that's just the way things are. If I can't save everyone, then I'll choose the people I'm closest to.
[ Those with whom he shares a house, a home world albeit different, a common goal at the end of the universe. It's them who will be at the forefront of his thoughts as he pushes forward. ]
So don't you dare putting us on opposite sides, okay? [ Why, he'll even borrow a Yuri-style "threat" to show how serious he is about this, though his smile isn't exactly added for effect. ] Making enemies is one thing, but I'm hoping to at least never have to fight another friend again.