[if anything, he looks properly proud at the secret—proud of Ion.]
Good to know... but I guess there's no fear of that happening right now. [Ambition, you're still in the lead.]
...And you're definitely not the first person with the "he's so nice it's annoying" opinion—that's pretty much how I felt the first time I met him, too!
[It's hard to tell if he's blushing, or if it's just color left over in his cheeks from before—but there's something in his expression that says he knows he's a little over the top.]
...I think I'm just happy to see him, again. So... I want to make the most of our time together, you know? [our extremely limited time together, he doesn't say.]
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I don't know. [and that's the truth.]
I don't know where I stand right now. If I'm dead, or alive. If I convinced Lorelei, or not.
[he exhales, trying to breath out some of his own tension at admitting to it out loud again.]
But I know where I am, here and now—and I'm not going to give up on Ion.
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Yeah, I have no idea what that means.
[Like yeah there's basically a divine infodump about all of the participants, but lol, implying Ambition was paying attention...]
But I get it. You're really loyal to him. [...] He might be one of the luckiest gods here.
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Maybe. Or unluckiest, since I can't say anything to bring in new followers...
...Still, I guess I'm not that mad about it. I don't think Ion is, either. After all... he probably sees all of you as his dear friends.
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[She crosses her arms.]
...but, just between you and me? And I mean it, I'll get mad if I find out you told anyone else this.
He isn't so bad. I won't like it if I don't win, of course, but if he won... I'd probably act mad for a couple of days, but then I'd get over it.
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[if anything, he looks properly proud at the secret—proud of Ion.]
Good to know... but I guess there's no fear of that happening right now. [Ambition, you're still in the lead.]
...And you're definitely not the first person with the "he's so nice it's annoying" opinion—that's pretty much how I felt the first time I met him, too!
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[no]
But, like. Just in case. [...] Wait, seriously? You thought that too?
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Yeah. But, well... I was a pretty different person, back then!
But Ion was... the same as always.
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And... I owe him a lot for that.
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[it's hard to tell if she finds it cute or disgusting]
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[It's hard to tell if he's blushing, or if it's just color left over in his cheeks from before—but there's something in his expression that says he knows he's a little over the top.]
...I think I'm just happy to see him, again. So... I want to make the most of our time together, you know? [our extremely limited time together, he doesn't say.]
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No.
[You can practically picture her eyes going wide behind her mask.]
Do you have a crush on him?
[i'M SO SORRY THAT'S THE ONLY CONTEXT SHE'S EVER REALLY HEARD "MAKE THE MOST OF OUR TIME TOGETHER" IN BEFORE]
I can't believe I made my comment to Ion before I saw this, I can't believe how this worked
[The statement blindsides him so hard, he actually reels on the spot.]
N-No! Wh-What? No way! It's not--we're good--we're friends! He--we--
[He stumbles over his tongue, and tries again.]
I just--this is only 6 weeks, right? Right!?
I'M CRYING WITH LAUGHTER
[TAPS HER FOOT. answer her, luke!]
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[He practically shouts it, his voice a weird combination of desperation, embarrassment, and despair.
There's a pause, and he runs a hand through his hair, ruffling it in frustration.]
Then I'm never going to see him again! You know that, right?!
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[She crosses her arms.]
We can send you home. We don't have to if you don't want to go, you know. This world needs people to live in it.
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I... I can't. I can't.
I want to, but I can't.
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[she doesn't get it]
If it's what you want, just make it happen! It shouldn't be that hard...
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[The future in potential. The possibilities. No matter what, he could...]
But I have to go back. No matter what. Even if there's nothing for me to go back to.
[It's the desperation from before, with a hollow sadness.]
I have to see it through. No matter what.
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[sounds very yikes, to be honest]
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[of this, he seems completely certain.]
I don't know what'll happen after that. But I know I have to give all of who I am for it, or it won't happen at all.
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Can I ask you a question, then?
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Sure.
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He's quiet for a while. It's the first time he's put serious thought into materialising it verbally, so to speak.]
...I want to save Asch. And... I want to be alive.
I want both of us to come back alive.
[For a moment, it looks as though he's going to keep talking—but he hesitates, eyes drifting elsewhere.]
I... was thinking about asking Ion if he wanted to come, too. If I could. But... but if he wins, I feel like I already know what he'd choose.
[He'd never been one to shirk responsibility.]
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