[...oh. It's going to be one of those talks huh? He blinks for a moment as he tries to decide if those words really did come out of Roxas's mouth and he nods to himself again. Right. Okay. Where is this going?]
Like enough that I wanted to date her? [Just gonna fill in the blanks here. It's a good question though and it's enough for him to pause in thought.] ...it's kinda weird, I guess. I mean I met Ruby the same day I met you and I met Mary. You three are the oldest friends I have here. [And that's important to him. It's actually very important and sort of astonishing that they've all been friends for almost six months in this dumb place. It's also the only reason he's bothering to be truthful with his response.]
For a long time I don't think I realized it. Ruby and I have always been good friends ever since I met her. I mean you've seen her. There's something about her that makes it really easy to relax and just talk to. Ruby and I have a lot of stuff in common so it was just...really cool to have a friend like that. You remember that flood? Natalia teamed us up to help people out and after that we sort of just fell into a pattern of helping each other out. We're both the leaders of our teams back home. And even though I know she can hold her own, I still worry about her and want to make sure she comes back from missions safe...I don't really know what I'd do if something did happen to her.
That was probably my first tip-off. I couldn't really imagine my life without her and she's the one person who makes everything better just by existing and she gets it without me having to explain a lot of things and she lets me just...be myself. No expectations, nothing. [Mochi by then has jumped up on the couch, claws digging into Hiro's thigh and causing him to wince as he tries to push him off.] It's hard not to be happy when she's around and it's even harder to watch her be sad about anything. [And then there's an almost shy grin.] ...I want to make the world a better place for her. She's one of my biggest motivations. So...I guess that's how I knew. She's like my best friend, but it's different than having a best friend. My best friends don't make me trip over my own words or think about them all the time or distract me so much that I light my kitchen on fire.
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Like enough that I wanted to date her? [Just gonna fill in the blanks here. It's a good question though and it's enough for him to pause in thought.] ...it's kinda weird, I guess. I mean I met Ruby the same day I met you and I met Mary. You three are the oldest friends I have here. [And that's important to him. It's actually very important and sort of astonishing that they've all been friends for almost six months in this dumb place. It's also the only reason he's bothering to be truthful with his response.]
For a long time I don't think I realized it. Ruby and I have always been good friends ever since I met her. I mean you've seen her. There's something about her that makes it really easy to relax and just talk to. Ruby and I have a lot of stuff in common so it was just...really cool to have a friend like that. You remember that flood? Natalia teamed us up to help people out and after that we sort of just fell into a pattern of helping each other out. We're both the leaders of our teams back home. And even though I know she can hold her own, I still worry about her and want to make sure she comes back from missions safe...I don't really know what I'd do if something did happen to her.
That was probably my first tip-off. I couldn't really imagine my life without her and she's the one person who makes everything better just by existing and she gets it without me having to explain a lot of things and she lets me just...be myself. No expectations, nothing. [Mochi by then has jumped up on the couch, claws digging into Hiro's thigh and causing him to wince as he tries to push him off.] It's hard not to be happy when she's around and it's even harder to watch her be sad about anything. [And then there's an almost shy grin.] ...I want to make the world a better place for her. She's one of my biggest motivations. So...I guess that's how I knew. She's like my best friend, but it's different than having a best friend. My best friends don't make me trip over my own words or think about them all the time or distract me so much that I light my kitchen on fire.