Just wait until you meet them. Then youโll see that Iโm really the luckiest one, haha...
[ In Oriโs defense, she meant more that she hopes he finds a solid support system of friends. But sometimes things just happen, as Ori has keenly come to know in this realm. She never would have dreamed falling in love with someone here - let alone two someones - and yet here she is. Both Diluc and Thoma began as earnest friends, but perhaps something about the dreaming nature of this place pushes people together. They are both, after all, a dream come true for her, exactly what she needed, that she didnโt know she needed. They make her want to become the best version of herself, and while the romantic nature of their collective relationship is certainly special and precious and something she would never take for granted, she knows that she has found support and motivation in her friends here, too, in people like Trahearne. ]
This place really is full of remarkable people, though. I know youโre going to keep making lots of friends!
[ Trahearne eases a bit when he realizes that's what she means. Friends were easy for him. But...being made to think about the prospect of anything closer than that, even if it was a mistake on his part, still pains him in a weird way. ]
Thank you for sitting with me, Ori. I think...I'm going to go somewhere and think for a little bit. [ He means go home and put his vial away. And cry. He offers her a smile. ] Don't let me keep you any longer. You're in your element in this festival. Go and enjoy it.
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[ In Oriโs defense, she meant more that she hopes he finds a solid support system of friends. But sometimes things just happen, as Ori has keenly come to know in this realm. She never would have dreamed falling in love with someone here - let alone two someones - and yet here she is. Both Diluc and Thoma began as earnest friends, but perhaps something about the dreaming nature of this place pushes people together. They are both, after all, a dream come true for her, exactly what she needed, that she didnโt know she needed. They make her want to become the best version of herself, and while the romantic nature of their collective relationship is certainly special and precious and something she would never take for granted, she knows that she has found support and motivation in her friends here, too, in people like Trahearne. ]
This place really is full of remarkable people, though. I know youโre going to keep making lots of friends!
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[ Trahearne eases a bit when he realizes that's what she means. Friends were easy for him. But...being made to think about the prospect of anything closer than that, even if it was a mistake on his part, still pains him in a weird way. ]
Thank you for sitting with me, Ori. I think...I'm going to go somewhere and think for a little bit. [ He means go home and put his vial away. And cry. He offers her a smile. ] Don't let me keep you any longer. You're in your element in this festival. Go and enjoy it.