[ That small comment is unexpectedly welcome. He isn't one to seek praise or compliments, but things have been rough lately, so it's nice to feel useful. ]
The thing is, I thought I was seeing things at first.
Strictly speaking, I don't need to sleep, but I was beginning to think I might need to do it more often. I figured I was tired, even if I didn't feel tired.
Then it happened a few more times, and now I know I'm not seeing things because they're real. I don't know how I know it, but I do...
[ Ryouma trails off, at least having the sense to look sheepish about this. He doesn't like asserting something when his only evidence is his feelings. ]
It has to mean our worlds are still out there if nothing else.
[ At the same time, he would've preferred hallucinations or more dreams. It's worse knowing they're really there, nearly close enough to touch them before they're gone. It's worse to wonder what it means for the people on the other side. ]
It's probably inevitable that things will continue to escalate after what's happened, but I can't help but hope this might make the Zenites stop and think. I would hope it's harder to consider the possibility of condemning one's loved ones to the void when they're standing right in front of you.
[ None of this is good, but if it helps pull any Zenites off the path of destruction, it's at least something positive that will have come out of it. ]
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[ That small comment is unexpectedly welcome. He isn't one to seek praise or compliments, but things have been rough lately, so it's nice to feel useful. ]
The thing is, I thought I was seeing things at first.
Strictly speaking, I don't need to sleep, but I was beginning to think I might need to do it more often. I figured I was tired, even if I didn't feel tired.
Then it happened a few more times, and now I know I'm not seeing things because they're real. I don't know how I know it, but I do...
[ Ryouma trails off, at least having the sense to look sheepish about this. He doesn't like asserting something when his only evidence is his feelings. ]
It has to mean our worlds are still out there if nothing else.
[ At the same time, he would've preferred hallucinations or more dreams. It's worse knowing they're really there, nearly close enough to touch them before they're gone. It's worse to wonder what it means for the people on the other side. ]
It's probably inevitable that things will continue to escalate after what's happened, but I can't help but hope this might make the Zenites stop and think. I would hope it's harder to consider the possibility of condemning one's loved ones to the void when they're standing right in front of you.
[ None of this is good, but if it helps pull any Zenites off the path of destruction, it's at least something positive that will have come out of it. ]