[He smiles through the pain, though it's mixed with a tinge of genuine softness. Shinobu's patience with him through the first few days has helped to soothe some of his ire. People are not Simon's forte, after all, he is no Grace, but he does recognize that he and Shinobu share a bond.
He senses that her life back home, too, must constantly hang in a tricky sort of balance. Her next morning is also not guaranteed.]
And between you and me?
[Simon may not have much to offer others, because pain and misery have worn him thin. Each and every traumatic experience in his life has beat Simon into submission, twisting his once normal and even kind-hearted personality into something ugly, unrecognizable.
And so, the people who have stayed by his side or held his hand or lifted him up, well.
He will defend them until his dying breath. Even though dying is what he fears most of all.]
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[He smiles through the pain, though it's mixed with a tinge of genuine softness. Shinobu's patience with him through the first few days has helped to soothe some of his ire. People are not Simon's forte, after all, he is no Grace, but he does recognize that he and Shinobu share a bond.
He senses that her life back home, too, must constantly hang in a tricky sort of balance. Her next morning is also not guaranteed.]
And between you and me?
[Simon may not have much to offer others, because pain and misery have worn him thin. Each and every traumatic experience in his life has beat Simon into submission, twisting his once normal and even kind-hearted personality into something ugly, unrecognizable.
And so, the people who have stayed by his side or held his hand or lifted him up, well.
He will defend them until his dying breath. Even though dying is what he fears most of all.]
We're a team. And teammates, well...
We gotta stick together.