It was an answer, but not the answer she waited for. She wanted to hear that Riku was maybe grocery shopping, or resting up in the clinic-- not that he didn't even make it back to the base. "You're kidding." No, he wasn't. She could tell, having been friends with a compulsive liar for several years. This wasn't something people joked about.
She reached out, stopped, steadied herself. She bowed her head and wished fervently that this was a nightmare, that she'd wake up and the invasion would never have happened. But nothing came. It was just the two of them in this big, cold apartment.
"I should have made him go back," she said finally. "He's never seen war like that. Not like I have. I should've known he'd..." She took in a deep breath, a bit shaky. "The Initiative can revive people. I don't know if they'll help Riku, but it's all we have now."
The world was lost. She'd heard the announcement when Zelos was patching up her arm. Goddess, it was all too much. When she lifted her eyes again, she gave Axel more of an appraising eye. "... What about you? Are you hurt anywhere? It's late, but I can take you to see Z-- Kaneis."
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It was an answer, but not the answer she waited for. She wanted to hear that Riku was maybe grocery shopping, or resting up in the clinic-- not that he didn't even make it back to the base. "You're kidding." No, he wasn't. She could tell, having been friends with a compulsive liar for several years. This wasn't something people joked about.
She reached out, stopped, steadied herself. She bowed her head and wished fervently that this was a nightmare, that she'd wake up and the invasion would never have happened. But nothing came. It was just the two of them in this big, cold apartment.
"I should have made him go back," she said finally. "He's never seen war like that. Not like I have. I should've known he'd..." She took in a deep breath, a bit shaky. "The Initiative can revive people. I don't know if they'll help Riku, but it's all we have now."
The world was lost. She'd heard the announcement when Zelos was patching up her arm. Goddess, it was all too much. When she lifted her eyes again, she gave Axel more of an appraising eye. "... What about you? Are you hurt anywhere? It's late, but I can take you to see Z-- Kaneis."