[He wants to believe that, Setsuna; really, he does. But for now, he has to believe that it will be some time yet. Maybe in his final days, when the ability to maintain this sort of lifestyle and the Geass' strength fades... And once the world has come to find its peace. Maybe then... He's not sure he can allow it to come before then. This is still due punishment, and as such he has to endure it.]
Thank you.
[And it's all he can say, to thank Setsuna for that when he's so invested in it. And Suzaku is, deep down beneath the pressure of black gloves and the weight of an icon's mask, a tactile individual. And maybe that slips out some as there's an impulse to wrap his free arm around Setsuna--denied, of course, he can't do that. Though, in place of that, he's driven to pry if only a little, just to understand--]
--Why do you feel so strongly about this?
[It isn't a harsh question, his voice too soft for that. It's an honest one. He can understand Lelouch directly caring, but not through another vehicle. He can understand anyone from Ashford or Miss Cecile or maybe even C.C., but a stranger...? It still doesn't quite make sense.]
oops
Thank you.
[And it's all he can say, to thank Setsuna for that when he's so invested in it. And Suzaku is, deep down beneath the pressure of black gloves and the weight of an icon's mask, a tactile individual. And maybe that slips out some as there's an impulse to wrap his free arm around Setsuna--denied, of course, he can't do that. Though, in place of that, he's driven to pry if only a little, just to understand--]
--Why do you feel so strongly about this?
[It isn't a harsh question, his voice too soft for that. It's an honest one. He can understand Lelouch directly caring, but not through another vehicle. He can understand anyone from Ashford or Miss Cecile or maybe even C.C., but a stranger...? It still doesn't quite make sense.]