[Now he knows. At least, he'd like to believe it. There's still that... conflict. The one he can't quite shake. It's the memories of the Guy he remembers from here - caring for him, fighting for him sometimes, even, behaving as if he gives a damn or two - warring with the memories of that contempt, distrust, rage. Guy is capable of so much love and so much hate, and he's so very good at lying...]
...is it real?
[His voice is quiet, and he can't bring himself to look at Guy. He hates this... doubt, the sliver of disbelief that's been digging and digging deeper ever since they both returned here, because if there's one person he always wanted to rely on (who wasn't Van, because Van was untouchable in that regard), it was Guy. But his belief's been shaken to the very core, and he doesn't know how to undo it, let alone explain the problem.]
Is that the truth? Or is it just what you think I need to hear to stop me from doing this?
[Maybe it's for Luke. Back then- when he'd died- Guy had visited him for Luke's sake, hadn't he? To get answers, sure, but Luke had to have played a part in it. Guy had tolerated his presence for Luke, he'd followed Asch's directions because Luke did, there'd always been a different - better - reason to endure Asch himself.
It made sense, didn't it? There had to be another reason.]
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...is it real?
[His voice is quiet, and he can't bring himself to look at Guy. He hates this... doubt, the sliver of disbelief that's been digging and digging deeper ever since they both returned here, because if there's one person he always wanted to rely on (who wasn't Van, because Van was untouchable in that regard), it was Guy. But his belief's been shaken to the very core, and he doesn't know how to undo it, let alone explain the problem.]
Is that the truth? Or is it just what you think I need to hear to stop me from doing this?
[Maybe it's for Luke. Back then- when he'd died- Guy had visited him for Luke's sake, hadn't he? To get answers, sure, but Luke had to have played a part in it. Guy had tolerated his presence for Luke, he'd followed Asch's directions because Luke did, there'd always been a different - better - reason to endure Asch himself.
It made sense, didn't it? There had to be another reason.]