[It's not entirely true, but he can't be completely honest with her, not with this. It's better to tell her what she wants to hear, right?
He can't be sure he'll keep her close when he's starting to consider something like this, because she's not wrong about the potential danger, or about anything else that's concerned her. She can't get too close to it, or else he'll worry about her getting hurt-- and he won't want to do it, he knows, but if leaving Anya behind keeps her safe there's only going to be one option to take.]
[She turns the words around in her head, commits them to memory. Her hand falls over her heart as she wants to make sure that she doesn't lose track of this moment. Even when Chuuya wanders into danger, even when he can possibly end up getting hurt, even when she doesn't know where to find him...
He'll still be here for her.
He promised.
Her shoulders visibly relax and she nods, accepting it with full faith.
It doesn't occur to her for even a moment that he could be lying. This is something too important to lie about, after all.]
Mm... Okay. Then... everything will be okay, as long that is true. Anya will always be here for Occhan too.
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[It's not entirely true, but he can't be completely honest with her, not with this. It's better to tell her what she wants to hear, right?
He can't be sure he'll keep her close when he's starting to consider something like this, because she's not wrong about the potential danger, or about anything else that's concerned her. She can't get too close to it, or else he'll worry about her getting hurt-- and he won't want to do it, he knows, but if leaving Anya behind keeps her safe there's only going to be one option to take.]
I'll still be here for you, no matter what.
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[She turns the words around in her head, commits them to memory. Her hand falls over her heart as she wants to make sure that she doesn't lose track of this moment. Even when Chuuya wanders into danger, even when he can possibly end up getting hurt, even when she doesn't know where to find him...
He'll still be here for her.
He promised.
Her shoulders visibly relax and she nods, accepting it with full faith.
It doesn't occur to her for even a moment that he could be lying. This is something too important to lie about, after all.]
Mm... Okay. Then... everything will be okay, as long that is true. Anya will always be here for Occhan too.