Animus?

[holychord]

I know that you have some strange ideas about my relationship with Luke, but I can assure you that you're wrong. There's also the fact that Luke seems to be stuck in the past there. He doesn't remember how he resolved to think and act for himself, or anything else after that...

It's not that I don't want to help Luke change again, but... I really can't say it's wise to take me away from our current mission.

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Spoil away, I'm not getting to Xillia for a while. ;A;

[holychord]

It's not as simple as what I want...

[She wants to continue. She feels like she just needs to get it out, but she's not comfortable unloading on a stranger.]

Well, I will try to stay light on them anyways o/

[elementless]

Isn't it? What are you, a slave to "duty"? [The tiniest sniff]

Either way, if this mun of yours is already determined for you to go, your mission won't amount to much anyways.

:D

[holychord]

I'm not a slave, I'm a soldier. It's my responsibility to carry out the duties associated with my job.

She may be determined, but so am I...

[elementless]

And what if you can't do that job anymore?

[holychord]

Then... I will have failed.

[elementless]

Hmph... So seriously devoted... [Siiiigh; people like this]

It's going to happen eventually, you know, whether by this way or not. That's why you should just do what you want, already.

[holychord]

I want to fulfill my mission... If I don't, the consequences would be dire for everyone on the planet.

[elementless]

Don't talk like championing for every existence is so common a responsibility. [Seriously, it's a job everyone seems to think they can do]

You seem like some mindless machine, so what will you do with yourself once your mission is finished? What good is something after it's fulfilled its use?

[This isn't getting personal for her, noooope]

[holychord]

....

[She's not even going to touch those first comments. She knows her reasons are sound, and there's no reason to dredge up how hard it's been to decide to fight against someone so dear to her.]

Help regain peace... For replicas and their originals. The world won't be perfect just because it's saved from being destroyed.

[elementless]

[She tenses up swiftly and completely at those words, anger boiling under the surface yet inflected in her tone. She does note the use of different terms, but. Replicas, alternates... either way, it's the same]

Do you really think that fakes could become their own person? That they could reach a point where the original won't constantly be held above them?

[That's hopeless. The differences between her and "her" were always pointed out by the others, and she could see the disappointment in their eyes whenever they realized she wasn't "their Milla" and would never be]

[She was the real "Milla" to only Elle... and him...]

[holychord]

Yes.

[Tear, on the other hand, softens a little. It's almost like hearing Luke talk himself out of having any sense of self worth all over again.]

It won't be easy, but I think it's possible.

[elementless]

--And are you one of them?

[The way she still says it so easily makes her think not. She can't understand...]

[holychord]

...No.

[Does being in love with one count? .-.]

[elementless]

[...Maybe. A little]

Then don't talk like it's your problem!