[He's quiet for a second, listening to all these little moments of pain and reclaimed humanity, listening to the troubles she's run into in the bonds she's allowing to form.
The heart is a terrible burden, but pain and love do come in equal measures - that's often the case, at least.]
...Mm. It would be hypocritical if I didn't understand. Human hearts are fickle and complicated things, after all... Even if you want them to feel a certain way, or you wish to react to them in a certain way, they won't always listen.
[Or often listen, honestly... HEARTS!!!! His mortal enemy.]
Navigating the difficulties of the heart is simply a part of being alive.
[It is one of the many reasons why like 90% of the time he simply doesn't want to be. He has a few more little tethers now, but Buzen is always the biggest one.
THEIR MEMORY ATTACKS HELP Matsui just nods at this, though.]
Yes. Let's.
[He'll let go of her hand just long enough to push himself back to his feet, and then extend it out again.]
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The heart is a terrible burden, but pain and love do come in equal measures - that's often the case, at least.]
...Mm. It would be hypocritical if I didn't understand. Human hearts are fickle and complicated things, after all... Even if you want them to feel a certain way, or you wish to react to them in a certain way, they won't always listen.
[Or often listen, honestly... HEARTS!!!! His mortal enemy.]
Navigating the difficulties of the heart is simply a part of being alive.
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[ugh. what if she doesn't want to navigate the difficulties of the heart, though. it was easier before.
she lets that sink in for a bit, and then:]
... I'd like to go to the park, still, if you'd like to go. [they can be attacked by memories more later.]
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[It is one of the many reasons why like 90% of the time he simply doesn't want to be. He has a few more little tethers now, but Buzen is always the biggest one.
THEIR MEMORY ATTACKS HELP Matsui just nods at this, though.]
Yes. Let's.
[He'll let go of her hand just long enough to push himself back to his feet, and then extend it out again.]