If it could be imagined, I felt, it could be done. She's right, she likely knows intimately that she's right, but she's also right on a level that Maruki feels deep in his blood and bones and grey matter. Any dream you want can be achieved, he knows it all too well.
But then, by that same token–
Had things gone differently even the slightest bit... perhaps we would be happier. Perhaps we would be very different people from who we are now.
Any dream you want can be achieved, but you may not want to be the person you had to become to achieve it. He's seen it twice now, been the cause of it both times – you can know, he can be the one to make it so. This isn't the first time regret has begun to percolate in the back of his mind for what he's done, but it is the most significant. As sad as it is to say, he never saw any value in a life with pain until now.
Venat cannot possibly know how significant this conversation has been for him, but some of that open awe and gratitude likely shows on his expressive face. ]
I'm glad too. Really, more than I can say.
[ And then he reaches out and takes her hand again. Not for support on the hike this time, leveling out as they get closer to their destination. Just to hold, with a gentle pressure. ]
I do think about it, sometimes. Whatever confluence of events in my life led to my captivity here... I don't know. Maybe it worked out for the best. Back in our reality, Akechi-kun and I never would have had reason to meet, and he's become someone important to me here. And, of course, I wouldn't have met you. That would make it worthwhile all on its own.
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If it could be imagined, I felt, it could be done. She's right, she likely knows intimately that she's right, but she's also right on a level that Maruki feels deep in his blood and bones and grey matter. Any dream you want can be achieved, he knows it all too well.
But then, by that same token–
Had things gone differently even the slightest bit... perhaps we would be happier. Perhaps we would be very different people from who we are now.
Any dream you want can be achieved, but you may not want to be the person you had to become to achieve it. He's seen it twice now, been the cause of it both times – you can know, he can be the one to make it so. This isn't the first time regret has begun to percolate in the back of his mind for what he's done, but it is the most significant. As sad as it is to say, he never saw any value in a life with pain until now.
Venat cannot possibly know how significant this conversation has been for him, but some of that open awe and gratitude likely shows on his expressive face. ]
I'm glad too. Really, more than I can say.
[ And then he reaches out and takes her hand again. Not for support on the hike this time, leveling out as they get closer to their destination. Just to hold, with a gentle pressure. ]
I do think about it, sometimes. Whatever confluence of events in my life led to my captivity here... I don't know. Maybe it worked out for the best. Back in our reality, Akechi-kun and I never would have had reason to meet, and he's become someone important to me here. And, of course, I wouldn't have met you. That would make it worthwhile all on its own.