[if nothing else, noct will explain himself. he doesn't expect for barnham to understand. but he wants the connotations to be as fully understood as he can.]
My dad. The last time I saw him... that's what he said to me.
[it's tough for him to talk about, even now. but he thinks... maybe barnham could benefit from it, even if he's already trying to straighten up a bit.]
He... he knew I'd probably never see him again. And he never told me... I didn't think it meant anything back then, just. You know dad stuff. But...
[his gaze focuses, evening out a bit. it's difficult, but he can handle this aspect of things.] I get it now. And he was right. Keeping our heads up, our shoulders square. Doing the right thing for the people who can't do these things themselves.
...That's our job, right? A knight and a prince. To protect civilians... we have to walk tall, even when it really, really sucks to do.
[and it does. it sucks. he doesn't even call himself a king even though short of a coronation, that's exactly what he is.
it's fine.
they just need to carry on, even if they're in pain. the pain won't go away, and noct's not going to pretend it will for either of them. but there are still things left to be done. they still have a chance to save everyone, so they can't squander it.]
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[if nothing else, noct will explain himself. he doesn't expect for barnham to understand. but he wants the connotations to be as fully understood as he can.]
My dad. The last time I saw him... that's what he said to me.
[it's tough for him to talk about, even now. but he thinks... maybe barnham could benefit from it, even if he's already trying to straighten up a bit.]
He... he knew I'd probably never see him again. And he never told me... I didn't think it meant anything back then, just. You know dad stuff. But...
[his gaze focuses, evening out a bit. it's difficult, but he can handle this aspect of things.] I get it now. And he was right. Keeping our heads up, our shoulders square. Doing the right thing for the people who can't do these things themselves.
...That's our job, right? A knight and a prince. To protect civilians... we have to walk tall, even when it really, really sucks to do.
[and it does. it sucks. he doesn't even call himself a king even though short of a coronation, that's exactly what he is.
it's fine.
they just need to carry on, even if they're in pain. the pain won't go away, and noct's not going to pretend it will for either of them. but there are still things left to be done. they still have a chance to save everyone, so they can't squander it.]