[ Well Zack, you manage to get close to Lightning... and you also get to witness her emotions and personal problems in hi-def: here especially, her constantly-trampled-on desire to protect what she actually cares about. He's the closest outlet she's got right now; while there's Hope... there's only so much you can lay on a teenager who looks up to you.
And while Baldr's a decent listener as well, he doesn't really understand concepts much more complicated than simply being there when his people are too upset about something to want to play. ]
I tried to, Zack.
[ She pauses, uncertain, and after a beat lets her arms fall to drape across her knees before turning to look at him again- as if she's about to say something more... despite nothing at all coming out. She's not even sure what it would be. An apology? Asking if she should have tried harder?
Frankly, she's not even sure what she's looking for out of this from him-- or how it relates at all to anything else. Here she is blatantly opening up to the guy she likes and-- it's not his job to handle Aerith's feelings, but...
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And while Baldr's a decent listener as well, he doesn't really understand concepts much more complicated than simply being there when his people are too upset about something to want to play. ]
I tried to, Zack.
[ She pauses, uncertain, and after a beat lets her arms fall to drape across her knees before turning to look at him again- as if she's about to say something more... despite nothing at all coming out. She's not even sure what it would be. An apology? Asking if she should have tried harder?
Frankly, she's not even sure what she's looking for out of this from him-- or how it relates at all to anything else. Here she is blatantly opening up to the guy she likes and-- it's not his job to handle Aerith's feelings, but...
Ugh, feelings. ]