[ Stupid dumb Inigo just doing whatever he wants to...! ]
N-no, it's fine Taiki. [ --but there's no way he can just kick Taiki off now, or he wouldn't exactly want to, either. But now what should he do? Inigo's rubbing their friend's back affectionately, and there's something about it that makes Tidus embarrassed, out of place. This is how the both of them are, and he understands and accepts that. ...but also, one of them isn't usually partially sitting in his lap when it happens...
So Tidus gives Inigo nothing more than a huff at his joke, his eyes becoming adjusted to the darker portion of the small cabin; the side of his face cooling without the heat as directly in his face. He could attempt to move on the conversation as he did before (and as great as that went), but at the same time... Inigo shared something intimate too. A life he never had--and a life he wouldn't be able to return to. Going out and becoming a new person...
If Tidus had time to think about it, some small part of him might be envious. But most of him felt too bad for the guy to. ]
...when I go back to Spira, [ he says finally, his head staying turned; words careful, but aiming for casual, ] I...I go somewhere, where the people I met there can't reach me. Except...there's a place where we can meet, kinda. It's hard to explain. But Yuna went there, and she said she wasn't able to see me, so...
[ Ugh. It's easier to fake when he isn't looking at them, but his whole body feels like needles, or like it might burst. It's too close, too close. He doesn't want them to find out. But also..
He sighs, loud and exasperated. ]
I don't want you guys making a big deal out of it, so-- [ so don't make it one, he hopes desperately ] --so don't worry, okay! I just... think about these things. Remembering people, even if I never see them again. Because we all have somewhere to be, right? Somewhere else.
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N-no, it's fine Taiki. [ --but there's no way he can just kick Taiki off now, or he wouldn't exactly want to, either. But now what should he do? Inigo's rubbing their friend's back affectionately, and there's something about it that makes Tidus embarrassed, out of place. This is how the both of them are, and he understands and accepts that. ...but also, one of them isn't usually partially sitting in his lap when it happens...
So Tidus gives Inigo nothing more than a huff at his joke, his eyes becoming adjusted to the darker portion of the small cabin; the side of his face cooling without the heat as directly in his face. He could attempt to move on the conversation as he did before (and as great as that went), but at the same time... Inigo shared something intimate too. A life he never had--and a life he wouldn't be able to return to. Going out and becoming a new person...
If Tidus had time to think about it, some small part of him might be envious. But most of him felt too bad for the guy to. ]
...when I go back to Spira, [ he says finally, his head staying turned; words careful, but aiming for casual, ] I...I go somewhere, where the people I met there can't reach me. Except...there's a place where we can meet, kinda. It's hard to explain. But Yuna went there, and she said she wasn't able to see me, so...
[ Ugh. It's easier to fake when he isn't looking at them, but his whole body feels like needles, or like it might burst. It's too close, too close. He doesn't want them to find out. But also..
He sighs, loud and exasperated. ]
I don't want you guys making a big deal out of it, so-- [ so don't make it one, he hopes desperately ] --so don't worry, okay! I just... think about these things. Remembering people, even if I never see them again. Because we all have somewhere to be, right? Somewhere else.