[ That was the answer he thought he'd get. And maybe even that he'd hoped for - a more welcome alternative than Tidus still doing that bad, but just hiding it better. Sure, things are still far from perfect, but.. Tidus is trying. He does have things to look forward to, even though everything is still hard.
Inigo doesn't even bat an eye when Gibbs appears a moment later. It's not too surprising, especially with how much experience he has in turn with Jumblie. Gibbs probably appeared out of some need for comfort in Tidus's heart - and so the sight of him is welcome. Inigo knows Gibbs just being there is going to make Tidus feel a tad more okay.
But he doesn't quite want to sit here and do nothing either, so Inigo moves the hand that's usually hanging between the two of them to instead rest on Tidus's upper leg, giving it a small but reassuring squeeze.
Before he can add any words to it though, there's already the question. And while everything inside of Inigo screams for him to avoid it, he knows he can't quite do that. It wouldn't be fair, not with Tidus himself being so honest. ]
.. I'm not sure. [ His gaze turns away from Tidus and the blue higgledy on his lap again. ] Back home I felt like it many times too. When I was struck down, and bled on the ground.. There were times where I thought about it. "I could just not get up." [ It had seemed like such an easy solution in comparison to continuing. ] But every time I did, I thought about how unfair it'd be. I thought about all the people out there who were still struggling for their lives, and how I didn't have the right to abandon them. No matter how tired I was, or how much it hurt. [ So he got up. Even when his heart felt empty, his feet like lead.
He realises Tidus probably won't be able to make sense of all of it, considering he's never properly told the other everything. But he feels something about Tidus's own answer seemed like that too. I was ashamed just thinking about it. Inigo can't quite place what made him ashamed, the reason probably lurking in the parts of their stories they never told each other. ]
And here.. I'm happy whenever I get to spend time with you, or Roland, or Taiki, or others, but.. [ He shakes his head. ] Every time I close my eyes to go to sleep, I'm afraid I'll wake up all alone the next morning.
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Inigo doesn't even bat an eye when Gibbs appears a moment later. It's not too surprising, especially with how much experience he has in turn with Jumblie. Gibbs probably appeared out of some need for comfort in Tidus's heart - and so the sight of him is welcome. Inigo knows Gibbs just being there is going to make Tidus feel a tad more okay.
But he doesn't quite want to sit here and do nothing either, so Inigo moves the hand that's usually hanging between the two of them to instead rest on Tidus's upper leg, giving it a small but reassuring squeeze.
Before he can add any words to it though, there's already the question. And while everything inside of Inigo screams for him to avoid it, he knows he can't quite do that. It wouldn't be fair, not with Tidus himself being so honest. ]
.. I'm not sure. [ His gaze turns away from Tidus and the blue higgledy on his lap again. ] Back home I felt like it many times too. When I was struck down, and bled on the ground.. There were times where I thought about it. "I could just not get up." [ It had seemed like such an easy solution in comparison to continuing. ] But every time I did, I thought about how unfair it'd be. I thought about all the people out there who were still struggling for their lives, and how I didn't have the right to abandon them. No matter how tired I was, or how much it hurt. [ So he got up. Even when his heart felt empty, his feet like lead.
He realises Tidus probably won't be able to make sense of all of it, considering he's never properly told the other everything. But he feels something about Tidus's own answer seemed like that too. I was ashamed just thinking about it. Inigo can't quite place what made him ashamed, the reason probably lurking in the parts of their stories they never told each other. ]
And here.. I'm happy whenever I get to spend time with you, or Roland, or Taiki, or others, but.. [ He shakes his head. ] Every time I close my eyes to go to sleep, I'm afraid I'll wake up all alone the next morning.