[Waver closed his eyes and took a slow, deliberate breath as if steeling himself. With that same conviction, he looked straight at Diarmuid and started speaking:]
There is something that has been bothering me for a very long time. It's not something I understood at first, and I can't say exactly when it started--though I have a guess or two.
[The night they defeated Berserker. A winter sunset over Fuyuki City. Screaming in anguish with his only friend's blood on his hands-]
And lately I am coming to realize that I can't leave it unaddressed anymore. Even if it frightens me to consider the ramifications, it's something that concerns both of us and must be navigated with the utmost caution. If I act carelessly on this matter, I risk causing you pain--and that is something I can not allow as your friend and partner.
[Waver was speaking far too carefully--like he'd thought for hours on end about exactly how to approach this in meticulous detail, each word chosen with absolute care and consideration for how it would be understood. Utmost caution, indeed; yet his voice and focused stare were the only things steady about him, grip white-knuckled on his cane and remaining two Command Seals emblazoned on a trembling hand.]
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[Waver closed his eyes and took a slow, deliberate breath as if steeling himself. With that same conviction, he looked straight at Diarmuid and started speaking:]
There is something that has been bothering me for a very long time. It's not something I understood at first, and I can't say exactly when it started--though I have a guess or two.
[The night they defeated Berserker. A winter sunset over Fuyuki City. Screaming in anguish with his only friend's blood on his hands-]
And lately I am coming to realize that I can't leave it unaddressed anymore. Even if it frightens me to consider the ramifications, it's something that concerns both of us and must be navigated with the utmost caution. If I act carelessly on this matter, I risk causing you pain--and that is something I can not allow as your friend and partner.
[Waver was speaking far too carefully--like he'd thought for hours on end about exactly how to approach this in meticulous detail, each word chosen with absolute care and consideration for how it would be understood. Utmost caution, indeed; yet his voice and focused stare were the only things steady about him, grip white-knuckled on his cane and remaining two Command Seals emblazoned on a trembling hand.]