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[ that's... a tough one. The people they've lost and left behind along the way... it'd be nice to be able to speak with them again. ]
What do you think they would say? If you just had to take a guess.
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[ That, too, comes with a sense of deep wistfulness--a loss that she has only just barely begun to process, skirting around the edges of that loss. ]
He hid a lot from me. Not because of anything I did or anything, just... he was so afraid of something. I want to believe he would tell me it was worth it, but I can't know.
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[ he says that gently, a little bit of soft apologeticness bleeding through their connection. ]
I only ask because... you're the only one left who's keeping him alive, you know? You, and... whoever else still remembers him. So I think in that case, sometimes... you just have to guess on what he would say, and hope for the best.
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[ But at the feeling of contriteness, she squeezes his hand again. It's all right. There's no real way to avoid this grief, and she doesn't want to forget Roman, either. ]
I think... he'd probably tell me it was. He was kind of a coward sometimes, but I think--I know that in the end, he did want to do the right thing.
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Well... I think anyone you respect as much as you respect him would think it was worth it too. That's just how I feel.
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...Thanks, Minato-kun. I hope--I think you must be right.
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Those are just my impressions, that's all. It's nothing you need to thank me for.
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[ he rubs the back of his neck a moment with his free hand, before he just shrugs, and flops back against the bed again. ]
I'd like to hear more about him sometime... I like it when you talk about him.
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[ That, too, is a complicated feeling, but not a bad one: a sort of tentative hope and a little confusion. There's only been two people she's ever felt like she could talk about Roman--and one has been dead at home for over a year, and the other... isn't here. ]
I'd like to. Eventually.
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I do. There's no rush, of course... I want you to take your time and only talk about him when you're comfortable.
It's just... you light up when you do, you know...? In a special sort of way.
[ In a way that shows just how special he was, in so many ways. ]
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[ That startles her a little. Not even in a bad way, but clearly not something she expected; it's not as if she's spoken about Roman that much, or that often, in the years since the Grand Order. ]
...huh. I had no idea.
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[ A tiny smile, and Minato shrugs a bit. ]
I think it's just... because you really cared about him, right? That shines through.
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[ She's quiet for a moment, then smiles wistfully. ]
I think he was maybe the first person I ever had a crush on? But even more than that--he was always kind of goofy, but he tried really hard. I didn't even know how much he put into helping me until he was gone.
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... That makes sense to me. He was your Sun, after all... right?
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[ She takes a deep breath, holding it for a few beats and then letting it out slowly. ]
In spite of everything, I admired him a lot.
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[ he doesn't think that's so strange. ]
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But he was also kind of oblivious and bad at reading the mood. He got petty and distracted by little things.
But he also gave more than anyone else I know, to make sure I could succeed.
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[ that's just how it is, and it's endearing. That humanity... he thinks that's precious too. ]
I wish I could've met him too... but I'm glad I was able to see him through your memory. I'm lucky I could.
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[ at least, he'd really like it if his friends back home thought of him like that sometimes. ]
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[ She smiles a little at that, quietly wistful. ]
That's how it is with most Servants, you know? The versions I summon... they exist because their legends survive. Maybe people don't remember the actual person--but their stories. They live on because humanity remembers them.
I don't want to be a hero like that, myself, but... it'd be nice to be remembered.
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[ she is a hero, of course, and knows it--but he gets not wanting to be remembered as some grand person. But... to be remembered by friends... ]
I think... I hope--that all of our friends here will always remember us in the exact same way. That... there'll be things that remind them of us, or people they would've wanted us to meet.
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[ The subject of what happens after they leave is kind of a tender spot for her, but it's the sort of thing that she is willing to swallow. She might have had some hopes and wishes, but she's practical enough to know it was never going to happen. ]
As long as people remember me fondly sometimes, I'll be content with that.
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[ he gets it. No matter how many times Akira tells him that he wants to find a way, Minato knows... their futures are what they are. ]
It's nice to think about, to be honest.
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