I'm starting to see that. [which is interesting.] Some people are easier to talk to than others. I don't know when to leave the more complicated ones alone and then...[shrug. then things end up awkward like being in a room with rufus who doesn't like talking to him.]
...anyway. That just makes it sound like you think you're complicated to begin with.
[again, very greatly considering throwing himself in the ocean because it's not even that, he's just asking questions to keep fox talking to try and figure stuff out.]
I've adapted more than I expected. [stubbornly.] But I'm still working on it.
[maybe he should just throw his sandal further in the water because he's half-ready to pout.]
Is part of the mystery trying to make people give up?
Sort of! [lightly.] But I don't think that's on purpose either. I'm understanding that I'm probably not going to understand the way I'm supposed to, and that's okay.
But you kind of also give me the impression you have a divide between you and the person you're talking until you decide it's okay to talk to them personally instead of professionally.
No. But you asked if that was how I was interpreting things, so that's how I'm interpreting them. I didn't say I was interpreting them right either.
I think the way to your heart is a complicated sort of process now, but that doesn't make it any less worth the attempt if it's something you're open to.
... With all due respect, because you're a good kid and I know you're trying very hard...
Going to the beach may not have been an obligation, but listening to you scrutinize my behaviour and analyze it indepth like I'm some kind of zoo animal kind of is. ♪
[well. they have a point, is the thing, and it's why sora actually shuts up for a moment to think about that. it's probably a good sign that he's thinking about fox's words instead of letting them swirl around in his brain and spit out an answer immediately.]
...over the last couple of years on my journey to save the others, I would come across worlds where I had to learn about people and understand everything about them in order to help them. In some cases, I carried their hearts with my own and had to understand their memories and their pain so that we could save them and set them free.
I guess...I've been so focused on that here without really thinking about the part where it's not always the same. [so. he can at least acknowledge that fox has a point and he gets that.] People should have the chance to be their own person, whatever that is.
The intention of wanting to understand others is admirable, I think. It comes from a place of empathy. But yes—sometimes, it's better to let the cards fall where they may be.
I'll try harder in the future then. It's the least I can do. [he should sit up but no, time to stare at the sky forever. ] I know I get caught up in doing things my own way a lot, but doing that makes me no better than the people who think they can control others.
[there's a pause then.] You should try to catch one of the sunsets here if you have the time. They're really nice to look at.
[...he has a lot more he wants to ask fox but fox also just told him to leave the cards where they lay and sora's interpreting that as "stop doing what you're doing right now", so there's a little bit of silence as he watches the sky. he can be patient. and flexible.]
...and thanks for coming out here with me. I really do appreciate it. [...] Everybody should get the chance to try and enjoy a place like this at least once.
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[ again, a light laugh ]
It's probably a bit of both, to be honest. It's good to have a bit of mystery. ♥
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Is it a mystery that's ever meant to be solved, you think?
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...anyway. That just makes it sound like you think you're complicated to begin with.
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So you adapt.
[ fox would be more helpful if sora weren't basically asking for a step-by-step guide on how to deal with them, personally. ]
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I've adapted more than I expected. [stubbornly.] But I'm still working on it.
[maybe he should just throw his sandal further in the water because he's half-ready to pout.]
Is part of the mystery trying to make people give up?
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But you kind of also give me the impression you have a divide between you and the person you're talking until you decide it's okay to talk to them personally instead of professionally.
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So you thought that pointing out all these things was the way to my heart?
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I think the way to your heart is a complicated sort of process now, but that doesn't make it any less worth the attempt if it's something you're open to.
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Going to the beach may not have been an obligation, but listening to you scrutinize my behaviour and analyze it indepth like I'm some kind of zoo animal kind of is. ♪
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It's not... [:T] Never mind. Sorry.
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gently, ]
I don't think you need to always know what makes a person tick. Like I said, people are more than mysteries to be solved.
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...over the last couple of years on my journey to save the others, I would come across worlds where I had to learn about people and understand everything about them in order to help them. In some cases, I carried their hearts with my own and had to understand their memories and their pain so that we could save them and set them free.
I guess...I've been so focused on that here without really thinking about the part where it's not always the same. [so. he can at least acknowledge that fox has a point and he gets that.] People should have the chance to be their own person, whatever that is.
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The intention of wanting to understand others is admirable, I think. It comes from a place of empathy. But yes—sometimes, it's better to let the cards fall where they may be.
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[there's a pause then.] You should try to catch one of the sunsets here if you have the time. They're really nice to look at.
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...and thanks for coming out here with me. I really do appreciate it. [...] Everybody should get the chance to try and enjoy a place like this at least once.
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