[ that is enough to shake him out of his reverie, wide eyes fixed on inigo. dolph even trembles a little because the weight of it is so much and he's still so young, so desperate. ]
[ Inigo didn't seem to need to think about that answer.
He just says it. Because it's the natural answer to him - because it's what he's been thinking this entire time. He even smiles a little bit at the child as he says it. ]
It probably sounds a little silly, doesn't it? But I mean it.
[ Well, at least this is more familiar territory. Not for great reasons, but.. at the same time Inigo can get why the kid is saying that, or why he must be feeling it. ]
I know. [ His voice is a little softer. Almost a whisper, like it's something that's only meant for the two of them. ] When you're all the way down there.. It's hard to imagine ever feeling like that again. Or even remembering what it felt like. You know, I've been really scared sometimes too that I'd never remember how to be happy again.
They've never going to let me go. They paid for me. Locked me up.
[ dolph just can't see a world where he gets to do anything. to be anything. even his name is stripped away. this is just temporary until eden drags him back, kicking and screaming. ]
It's hard, but don't think about that part right now.
[ Mostly because Inigo knows that what did that to this kid can't do the same thing here, but-- there's no way he can convey that in a way that'll seem believable to the other. Especially when the kid's thoughts keep going back to it.
So, instead-- ]
Instead.. imagine what life would be like without them. The things you could do. The things you'd want to do.
'Of all things', because what immediately comes to mind for Inigo is-- ]
There was a beach here before. Back when I first found myself here. [ He remembers it very well, though mostly because it was.. a very embarrassing affair for him, honestly. But now he kind of wishes it stuck around for once, just so this kid could see it. ] Maybe if we're patient, it'll appear again. And then you can experience it for yourself.
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Why? Why is it worth that?
[ it wasn't to anyone else. ]
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[ Inigo didn't seem to need to think about that answer.
He just says it. Because it's the natural answer to him - because it's what he's been thinking this entire time. He even smiles a little bit at the child as he says it. ]
It probably sounds a little silly, doesn't it? But I mean it.
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. . . I don't know how.
They took everything. So I don't know anymore. What it's like to be happy.
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I know. [ His voice is a little softer. Almost a whisper, like it's something that's only meant for the two of them. ] When you're all the way down there.. It's hard to imagine ever feeling like that again. Or even remembering what it felt like. You know, I've been really scared sometimes too that I'd never remember how to be happy again.
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[ dolph just can't see a world where he gets to do anything. to be anything. even his name is stripped away. this is just temporary until eden drags him back, kicking and screaming. ]
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[ Mostly because Inigo knows that what did that to this kid can't do the same thing here, but-- there's no way he can convey that in a way that'll seem believable to the other. Especially when the kid's thoughts keep going back to it.
So, instead-- ]
Instead.. imagine what life would be like without them. The things you could do. The things you'd want to do.
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I . . . used to see a picture outside my window. Of a beach.
I want to see a real one. Someday.
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'Of all things', because what immediately comes to mind for Inigo is-- ]
There was a beach here before. Back when I first found myself here. [ He remembers it very well, though mostly because it was.. a very embarrassing affair for him, honestly. But now he kind of wishes it stuck around for once, just so this kid could see it. ] Maybe if we're patient, it'll appear again. And then you can experience it for yourself.
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I don't have that kind of time. Whatever brought me here . . . it's temporary.