[And at that Ken's face falls. Just a little, but the change is obvious and he's too late to look away. Of course. If Matt's parents knew, they'd probably want him back. They wouldn't want their son staying in such a dangerous city with a bunch of people so far away from them. And it's the right way to think.]
It'll be better for you. This city's dangerous...
[But if Matt moves again, what'll he do? He finally had someone he could try to call a friend-- and it's a selfish way to feel and he frowns deeply at it but he can't help but wish that Matt would never say a word to his family.]
Isn't it weird that I got sent here for a year and it was right before things fell apart? Pretty much as soon as I got here I met Phillip, who was in my last life. And then I met you. You got numbers almost right after I got here, right? I got here beginning of January.
Don't you think it's weird that we're drawn here? I'm not saying it's fate or destiny or a higher power, but I am saying I got here right on time to lend a hand. I have friends here now. I have enough people here--and I want to find things out. I had an echo when the snake attacked. I need to know why.
[He might as well give Ken the full list of motivations.
He's here. He has to keep fighting. So long as he can help people, he's going to fight.]
[He sits back up. The nurse isn't here yet. He sits back up and he's wearing ugly hospital scrubs and he misses his usual stupid orange jacket because it was too large and made him feel a little safe.]
And if you'd used your persona without me nearby you would've been killed by the snakes. I would've been hurt one way or another, but you healed me. That's how teams work. Together. Got it?
[He's sure Matthias will regret that decision. He's worried Matthias will come to dislike him, one day, because he'll get in the way. What if Matt takes another blow for him and is seriously hurt, next time?]
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Are you going to tell your parents?
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But they'll try to make me go home.
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It'll be better for you. This city's dangerous...
[But if Matt moves again, what'll he do? He finally had someone he could try to call a friend-- and it's a selfish way to feel and he frowns deeply at it but he can't help but wish that Matt would never say a word to his family.]
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I won't go. I'm the leader, after all.
[He's the one, in that other life, who made the hard decisions. And he can't abandon that post he never asked for and doesn't technically have.]
I won't leave my teammates to fight alone.
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[He hates that it makes him happy to hear that.]
It'll be better if you were somewhere safer.
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It'll be a lot safer, probably.
You won't have to deal with any of this.
You hardly-- you haven't even been here that long--
[Please don't leave please don't leave please he doesn't want to let go of the feeling that you might care about him.]
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Don't you think it's weird that we're drawn here? I'm not saying it's fate or destiny or a higher power, but I am saying I got here right on time to lend a hand. I have friends here now. I have enough people here--and I want to find things out. I had an echo when the snake attacked. I need to know why.
[He might as well give Ken the full list of motivations.
He's here. He has to keep fighting. So long as he can help people, he's going to fight.]
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[He sits back up. The nurse isn't here yet. He sits back up and he's wearing ugly hospital scrubs and he misses his usual stupid orange jacket because it was too large and made him feel a little safe.]
... I don't want you to get hurt or die.
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I'm serious!
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I'm here to stay, Ken.
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... I'm sorry.
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I have your evoker, too. It's in the bag.
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... If I'm stuck here for a few days more, will you still come visit?
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