[Internal systems check: was that a dumb idea? Yeah, that was definitely not the right step to take, but Ryuji smirks at him when he completely dunks it in the trashbin, where it belongs. Guns blazing rarely ever really works, and forcing a change to happen through that style of determination is probably as good as just stealing his heart and getting it over with.
But, also, since their usual cadence of conversations runs the gamut of weird to wonderful, it stands to be said that all of this happening right now? Expectedly unexpected, for the most part. How is he supposed to sit down and tell someone that- yeah, it's cool if you died a bunch of times, still gonna support you and try to help you figure this shit out? He doesn't even know if he's got the right equipment to tackle this on, or even if Dave really... wants the help here.
Either way, he looks at Dave, searching for some of that guidance, somewhere.]
It's cool. I don't really blame you, man. How do you even go about that sorta thing? 'Hey, so just so you know, I'm like... a mega overlord cat with way more than 9 lives. Lemme just tell you all about how I've died a bunch of times.'
[He didn't want to burden Ryuji like that, right? Hurt him by letting him know about these things.]
But uh, I mean. It's whatever. It's a part of who you are, and like. Maybe you don't see yourself that way, or somethin', but... for what it's worth, I can't imagine... that those versions of you from the past weren't tryin' their best to keep the people you care about safe. And maybe you messed up along the way, and you gotta get through some of that, but at the other end of everything... it doesn't have to tell you who you're gonna be.
[Sitting up, he reaches over and drapes an arm around his shoulder. He's been through this before. Not with the added consequence of dying a bunch of times, but he's come to terms with a lot of failures and fuck ups in his life. He thinks back to the track team he was a part of, and even though he would never reconnect with those old friends, he at least thought he was in a position to say... okay, it's time to chart a path I want to follow.]
So I guess I'm sayin... take as much time as you need. You're more important to me than anything that world's got to offer. I'm cool with just bein' Ryuji of Guy, over here.
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But, also, since their usual cadence of conversations runs the gamut of weird to wonderful, it stands to be said that all of this happening right now? Expectedly unexpected, for the most part. How is he supposed to sit down and tell someone that- yeah, it's cool if you died a bunch of times, still gonna support you and try to help you figure this shit out? He doesn't even know if he's got the right equipment to tackle this on, or even if Dave really... wants the help here.
Either way, he looks at Dave, searching for some of that guidance, somewhere.]
It's cool. I don't really blame you, man. How do you even go about that sorta thing? 'Hey, so just so you know, I'm like... a mega overlord cat with way more than 9 lives. Lemme just tell you all about how I've died a bunch of times.'
[He didn't want to burden Ryuji like that, right? Hurt him by letting him know about these things.]
But uh, I mean. It's whatever. It's a part of who you are, and like. Maybe you don't see yourself that way, or somethin', but... for what it's worth, I can't imagine... that those versions of you from the past weren't tryin' their best to keep the people you care about safe. And maybe you messed up along the way, and you gotta get through some of that, but at the other end of everything... it doesn't have to tell you who you're gonna be.
[Sitting up, he reaches over and drapes an arm around his shoulder. He's been through this before. Not with the added consequence of dying a bunch of times, but he's come to terms with a lot of failures and fuck ups in his life. He thinks back to the track team he was a part of, and even though he would never reconnect with those old friends, he at least thought he was in a position to say... okay, it's time to chart a path I want to follow.]
So I guess I'm sayin... take as much time as you need. You're more important to me than anything that world's got to offer. I'm cool with just bein' Ryuji of Guy, over here.