Where do we go from here, and what did you do with directions? [W7, Thursday]

[hydrokinetics]

[He knew this was coming for a while now, but it didn't make it easier. He knew how it would happen, too, but it still didn't make it easier. Reading Noctis's letter was hard and there's a spike of shame and an equally large spike of affection for the boy when he reads it. It's why he immediately decides to follow his wishes and he seeks Milla out. He approaches quietly with an item in-hand, body obscuring it a little until he gets a gauge on her mood. No doubt she's feeling just as defeated.]

Hey, Milla...

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[thatsthespirit]

[instinctively, she leans a little into him in return. she understands how comforting even the slightest physical contact can be in difficult times]

I think we've all come too far to give up on answers now. Don't you?

[hydrokinetics]

[It definitely, definitely helps.]

Of course I do. I just don't know if we're going to like the answers we're bound to find. Isn't that how it always works? The answers you spend forever looking for are always the worst ones. That's the part I don't know if I want.

[thatsthespirit]

It is, it's true.

[but somehow, knowing that doesn't scare her]

But I still don't think that's a reason to back down. To be frightened. . . perhaps. But I believe that fear is something you can push past.

[hydrokinetics]

...then we'll push past it together. Promise? [It's a stupid thing to make her promise, but it's the only thing he can think of while he knows what's coming. He needs to know that everything will work out.]