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I meant more specifically for you. If connecting to the Singularity felt similar to what speaking to Hydaelyn was like, that would perhaps sting even more. Though I might be overstepping by assuming so.

[ His closeness to Himeka has somehow only grown as a result of that shared dream. Perhaps this isn't something a friend could say, but a brother?

Maybe. He'll have to see how she takes it. ]

It might... But I won't know if I don't try, will I?

[ To be frank, she doesn't like feeling hesitance. Not at all. It's not that it makes her feel weak, but that avoidance has caused her problems in the past. She ought to know better by now. ]

You know, for as long as I had the Echo, it wasn't until I saw her face as a person that it really hit me. It's easier when they're distant things.

But we have to move on, yes?

I never had the same connection to her as you, Minfilia, and Krile did. Even so, seeing her face-to-face still had its effect on me.

[ Which means it must have been even more hard-hitting for Himeka. ]

Aye, we do. And so when you feel up to it, I do think it would benefit us if you reached out to the Singularity.
Though I realize I am once again asking you to take everything onto your shoulders. If there is any way I can take on some of that burden, you need only ask.

She wanted the best for all of us. She cared so much.

[ Were her actions the right ones? That could be argued. Neither side seemed to have the right answer, Himeka feels, mayhaps a little too in line with her previous incarnation in abstaining. But inaction isn't acceptable either.

To live is to struggle. To make mistakes.

Venat was right in that. ]

You could buy the next round of drinks when we visit Nocwich. How about that?

She did. Of that I have no doubt.

[ For all that Thancred might have some feelings about Hydaelyn's choices, particularly when it came to Minfila, was it truly his place to judge? How could he know the choices he would have made, in her position?

For all his ire toward the Ascians, Hydaelyn had never been that. ]

That's your price? While I feel like I am most certainly benefiting from the better end of the deal here, I won't protest.

[ If there's one thing she's learned over the years, it's that the world is so very, very gray. It's easy for her to see the best in intentions, but her own actions have led her to hurting others. Mayhaps not to the same cosmic degree, but...

She ought not put those worries onto a rock that may not have them at all. It feels...less aware than Hydaelyn ever did. ]

I'm glad we can come to an agreement, then. You were always difficult.

[ A big fat lie, but hopefully he can read the smile in her script. ]

Thank you, Thancred.

[ Perhaps at one point Thancred would have been sensitive enough that the comment would have crept under his skin, but now his bond with Himeka and his own self-esteem are solid enough that he only laughs to himself over it. ]

You're very welcome.

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