[ Why does Tidus have to be like this? He tells them to not make it a big deal, and so Inigo tries his best for that, but then Tidus just has to go ahead and say all he does now.

That we got to be happy, for ourselves, and it wasn't just misery or fighting.

It hits just a little too close to home. Too close to the years and years he spent doing nothing but fighting while feeling himself sinking deeper and deeper into misery as he realised that that would be all he'd be doing until the moment he'd draw his last breath. Coupled with the heavy weight in his gut over Tidus's fate, it makes the tears finally actually appear in his eyes and fall, trailing across his cheeks even as he makes sure to cry silently.

Maybe he can just hope that their only light being the fire makes the tears less obvious. ]

E-- Exactly.

[ He speaks slowly, trying to keep his tone even. ]

I mean.. I'll be fine. I will figure something out. But.. Tidus, you shouldn't just go back and accept your fate. It isn't right. Even if you had no choice before.. we're travelling across dimensions now. We're meeting people with powers we never could have imagined. [ There has to be a choice. There has to be, because Inigo just can't accept the idea of Tidus being stuck somewhere without the people he cares for back home. The idea of Tidus being miserable or alone-- ]

One way or another, we need to find a place where you can be happy. Like Taiki said. That's what you deserve.