[ help - despite everything, this makes him laugh. ]
Believe me, I have tried. And... I was lucky, that just before I came here, I was able to get away - just for a little while, but still.
[ two weeks in iria. two weeks, getting to know the people, actually getting to know the people, to spend time living among them and enjoying their company, their presence, their time, their anger and their joy. just to have spent those two weeks away from his tower had felt like paradise.
but paradise never turns out to be that way. this is no exception.
he huffs a little bit, and the smile on his face - while sad, is no less kind. ]
... Thank you, Richie. Genuinely. [ ... ] But... while I must return, the time I get to spend with all of you is something that I will cherish - that in and of itself is more important than anything I could ever ask for.
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Believe me, I have tried. And... I was lucky, that just before I came here, I was able to get away - just for a little while, but still.
[ two weeks in iria. two weeks, getting to know the people, actually getting to know the people, to spend time living among them and enjoying their company, their presence, their time, their anger and their joy. just to have spent those two weeks away from his tower had felt like paradise.
but paradise never turns out to be that way. this is no exception.
he huffs a little bit, and the smile on his face - while sad, is no less kind. ]
... Thank you, Richie. Genuinely. [ ... ] But... while I must return, the time I get to spend with all of you is something that I will cherish - that in and of itself is more important than anything I could ever ask for.