[Truthfully he didn't realize the slip until he takes notice of the way Riku stops, and for a moment he waits for rejection. He spent ten years somewhere, leaving Riku to Xehanort, surely there'd be some kind of rejection of sorts.
But there's not, and he lets his own smile curve. Having another little brother isn't such a bad thing.]
Maybe.
[He's expecting this battle to be worse than what he's heard the one the month before their arrival was like. Things are heating up in any case, which reminds him that he should tell Riku.]
Hey...I'll be in Leathann for the first part of the next month. [He purses his lips together.] The Void's getting closer, and I promised I'd help out when the time came.
[He knows that the Void's been encroaching... but what can they do against it? It isn't like fighting the darkness, where there's something tangible for them to fight against. Nor are they really supposed to be fighting against it, if they're working toward the Seelie goals.
It's still the source of a lot of conflict in Riku's heart, that's for sure.]
[He places a finger to his lips, indicating it shouldn't be discussed over the network, but he's willing to tell Riku if the younger boy decides to meet him before he leaves. He doesn't fully know the extent of Gilgamesh's plans, but he doesn't want to preemptively destroy those plans if Solais is watching.]
I said I'd help evacuate. [Not entirely a lie, but something to tell him there's more to it, and his lips purse together.] I don't want to see anyone else orphaned.
[If he couldn't back the Seelie ideals, he could make it so that people were safe. He didn't like either court's methods of embracing the world's end, but it was something he could do to help.]
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But there's not, and he lets his own smile curve. Having another little brother isn't such a bad thing.]
Maybe.
[He's expecting this battle to be worse than what he's heard the one the month before their arrival was like. Things are heating up in any case, which reminds him that he should tell Riku.]
Hey...I'll be in Leathann for the first part of the next month. [He purses his lips together.] The Void's getting closer, and I promised I'd help out when the time came.
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[He knows that the Void's been encroaching... but what can they do against it? It isn't like fighting the darkness, where there's something tangible for them to fight against. Nor are they really supposed to be fighting against it, if they're working toward the Seelie goals.
It's still the source of a lot of conflict in Riku's heart, that's for sure.]
"When the time came?" Terra, what do you...?
[What are they planning?]
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I said I'd help evacuate. [Not entirely a lie, but something to tell him there's more to it, and his lips purse together.] I don't want to see anyone else orphaned.
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That's a good idea. Too many people have already been hurt by all this.
Can we meet in person sometime before you leave? I've got something for you.
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Sure. I'll be here a few more days.