catchall for emma

[leaberator]

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[foodbin]

...You've helped me a lot, you know. And - I bet I'm not the only one who would say that.

[leaberator]

... If you say so.

[foodbin]

It's not that I'm just saying it. It's true.

[There's sincerity and warmth in her voice.]

[leaberator]

[ he sighs again, quiet, but there's almost a hint of a smile on his face ]

You really are stubborn.

[foodbin]

...I am, sure, but I think it's more honest this time.

[She hesitates for a moment, but—]

I was ready to give up as soon as I found out what we were supposed to do here, you know. You're part of the reason I didn't.

[leaberator]

[ he frowns, looking at her more fully than he has this entire conversation, concerned. ]

What do you mean?

[foodbin]

[She takes a breath.]

I tried really, really hard back home. And it wasn't just me who didn't make it, in the end... By that point, we'd tried to save everyone in our group, and it just got smaller one by one because of a lot of stupid bullshit. Every plan I had - it didn't matter. It always failed.

[...]

So when I came here and I found out, hey, there's something else taking people over and getting them killed, for a while I thought... Well, there isn't a reason not to try, so I will, but I won't expect it not to turn out the same way as it did before. How well did it work out the other times I tried to stop it, you know?

[leaberator]

... Yeah. I get the feeling.

[ and he does. he's given up before-- more than once, even. but... ]

How'd I change that?

[foodbin]

Every time I thought that... You said it was going to be okay. And you kept being right. It's - kind of amazing.

[leaberator]

[ axel, squinting at the previous couple of weeks: I'VE BEEN RIGHT?!

he scratches the back of his head ]

Ah... nah. I wouldn't go that far.

[foodbin]

[She bumps his shoulder with her own.]

Well, I think it is, at least.

[leaberator]

[ it startles the cat, who i remembered was on his lap this whole time, and roxi glares up at emma with her one eye before axel pushes her head down ]

It's not like I did anything special...

[foodbin]

[She glances at the cat for a moment, before:]

You did, though. Even if you don't realize it.

[leaberator]

[ ... ]

Well. I'm glad it helped you.

[foodbin]

I get the feeling it helped more than you realize.

[leaberator]

[ ... ]

Probably? I didn't even know I helped.

[foodbin]

...I can't believe I've never told you that before.

[leaberator]

It's not exactly the kind of stuff that just comes up, is it?

[foodbin]

I guess not. But... I'm glad you know now, at least.

[leaberator]

... Yeah. [ he has a hard time believing it, but he does know. ] Thanks.