[Those like us. That's all the confirmation he needs, and it's strange how little he's surprised by it. It's almost freeing, how suddenly a great deal about her makes sense, and at the same time he feels terrible that she's had to hold on to this on her own for so long. She's scared... did no one know it? Has she been hiding behind a smile this whole time? How did any of them not see it? There were hints, looking back, how she'd occasionally faltered when questioned, the mask dropping for a few seconds. But she made it so easy to refocus on the problems of others that the distraction from herself had practically become second nature. How selfish of them, in retrospect, even if she was doing it to protect herself. He'd thought he was respecting her boundaries but what if the push had been something she needed? Even now, she says she's scared but she's smiling. He doesn't know how she does it.]
What are you scared of?
[What happened to you? is what he really wants to ask. Fear isn't always rational, but often it is merited. He's felt it plenty of times for both reasons to know this.
It's... funny, actually. Gods were among the few truly frightful things of his world that he hasn't felt that scared of. Their presence, and the burden they'd placed on him, emboldened him more than anything else. Their need to use him and keep him alive gives him a bargaining position few can claim, though not one he'd ever had to utilize. Shiva could stop Izunia - a man whose presence he'd dreaded - in his tracks with a single touch, even if temporarily, but he'd felt calm and almost peaceful in her frigid presence. He wonders what might frighten a god.]
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What are you scared of?
[What happened to you? is what he really wants to ask. Fear isn't always rational, but often it is merited. He's felt it plenty of times for both reasons to know this.
It's... funny, actually. Gods were among the few truly frightful things of his world that he hasn't felt that scared of. Their presence, and the burden they'd placed on him, emboldened him more than anything else. Their need to use him and keep him alive gives him a bargaining position few can claim, though not one he'd ever had to utilize. Shiva could stop Izunia - a man whose presence he'd dreaded - in his tracks with a single touch, even if temporarily, but he'd felt calm and almost peaceful in her frigid presence. He wonders what might frighten a god.]