[ He considers her question. He props one hand under his chin, reaching over to take one of the pretzels and eating it while he thinks about it. He hadn't really thought about including her before. After all, as far as he knew before - she was a girl who was murdered. But now, from what he knows of her, she's a lot more than that.
She's not a damsel or anyone in need of saving, in his opinion. She had done the saving then, and she helped to save them all now.
He's sure without some of her guidance, he and others certainly would have died.
This helps to form his response. ]
In stories like mine, there's also several characters needed to help solve a puzzle. To put the pieces together in order to, well, win. I feel like you would be the time who would help them click those final pieces together. Who would make sense of the pieces that they have. You'd be a problem solver.
While you're not a main character, it's important to have you. No problems would be solved without you there.
[ His words say a lot about what he thinks she did, without saying it directly, which is how he prefers. He doesn't want to admit to how much he - and everyone - owe her. ]
[It's easy to read between the lines, really. He says make sense of the pieces and in her mind's eye she remembers photographs scattered across the sidewalk, and the lead to Kosaku Kawajiri she'd found in them.
He probably doesn't even realize how reassuring that is, in a moment like this. Up until now it's been all about the memories of her that he doesn't have. But that one — that's one that he does.]
So what you're saying is, I'd steal the show if I was in the spotlight, so I'd better give other characters a fair chance, too.
[That's not what he said at all, but she's smiling at her own joke.]
Well, I guess that's all right. So long as I have some pretty great other characters around to help me make it happen.
[ Well, she's not wrong. She's interesting - the life she's led, what she's done, what she's helped do and who she's helped stop. It was her that motivated him to join the fight, after all. Sure, he's sure he would have, but she gave a piece that they were all needing in order to actually solve the problem. ]
I'm saying it'd be too easy if you were there through the whole thing. One of the best parts of the story is the struggle.
[ Still, even if he understands that she is teasing, he still lets her know. ]
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She's not a damsel or anyone in need of saving, in his opinion. She had done the saving then, and she helped to save them all now.
He's sure without some of her guidance, he and others certainly would have died.
This helps to form his response. ]
In stories like mine, there's also several characters needed to help solve a puzzle. To put the pieces together in order to, well, win. I feel like you would be the time who would help them click those final pieces together. Who would make sense of the pieces that they have. You'd be a problem solver.
While you're not a main character, it's important to have you. No problems would be solved without you there.
[ His words say a lot about what he thinks she did, without saying it directly, which is how he prefers. He doesn't want to admit to how much he - and everyone - owe her. ]
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He probably doesn't even realize how reassuring that is, in a moment like this. Up until now it's been all about the memories of her that he doesn't have. But that one — that's one that he does.]
So what you're saying is, I'd steal the show if I was in the spotlight, so I'd better give other characters a fair chance, too.
[That's not what he said at all, but she's smiling at her own joke.]
Well, I guess that's all right. So long as I have some pretty great other characters around to help me make it happen.
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I'm saying it'd be too easy if you were there through the whole thing. One of the best parts of the story is the struggle.
[ Still, even if he understands that she is teasing, he still lets her know. ]
You do. I do create some great characters.
[ Oh yes, there's that bit of confidence. ]