[ God, he tries not to smile, but it flickers across his face, quick and sweet and sad, because he could sense that look through two feet of concrete. ]
I'm sure it seems strange. But it's my way of showing how much I mean it.
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You're my friend, Ambition, [ he'll murmur, soft, ] though I know I haven't been a good one to you. But that's what you are to me. No matter what. You know that, right? Nothing's going to change that, for me.
... sorry. This is just how I feel. It may sound like a speech, but ... I mean it. As long as you're willing to let me, I want to keep learning more about the person you are, Ambition.
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I'm sure it seems strange. But it's my way of showing how much I mean it.
[ ... ]
You're my friend, Ambition, [ he'll murmur, soft, ] though I know I haven't been a good one to you. But that's what you are to me. No matter what. You know that, right? Nothing's going to change that, for me.
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[okay, she has to ask]
So do you, like, make aggressive friendship speeches at everyone you apologize to, or am I just special?
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You know, Catra called them speeches, too...
[ so like
eeehhhhh??
anyway good thing this is wednesday and not friday. ]
It's ... not meant to be a speech.
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[surprisingly, she does not bristle at being compared to catra? hm.]
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[just. HEAVY SIGH.]
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[ Soft, with very faint humor.
... but he'll pause then, watching her. ]
I wouldn't have, Ambition. Blamed you.