[ There's that tiny pause before she says it. It shows that there's a moment of hesitation, since Ange can be blunt and direct to drop that answer right away.
And yet something made her stop for a moment. Maybe it has to do with this specific memory. Or perhaps she's too distracted by the way Mako just looks kind of off today, in a way that can't be caused by the memory. After all, it's hers, not his.
She's about to ask about it, but then the memory distracts her. Just some movement out of the corner of her eye making her look back at the figures, still silent for a moment, like a TV put on mute.
She wonders if it is because she ought to explain all of this. Or any of this.
Maybe she should, if he's been dragged into this memory. It might end up being even more cruel without context. ]
That guy over there. [ She points at the young man. ] I'm sure you already guessed, but that's my big brother. The reason he doesn't look older than me there is because--
[ God. Ange knows this reason is going to sound ridiculous to anyone not from her own world, hence why she cuts herself off, starting anew in a way she thinks is going to make more sense. ]
Because.. Mako. If you had the chance to go back in time to save your parents, would you?
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[ There's that tiny pause before she says it. It shows that there's a moment of hesitation, since Ange can be blunt and direct to drop that answer right away.
And yet something made her stop for a moment. Maybe it has to do with this specific memory. Or perhaps she's too distracted by the way Mako just looks kind of off today, in a way that can't be caused by the memory. After all, it's hers, not his.
She's about to ask about it, but then the memory distracts her. Just some movement out of the corner of her eye making her look back at the figures, still silent for a moment, like a TV put on mute.
She wonders if it is because she ought to explain all of this. Or any of this.
Maybe she should, if he's been dragged into this memory. It might end up being even more cruel without context. ]
That guy over there. [ She points at the young man. ] I'm sure you already guessed, but that's my big brother. The reason he doesn't look older than me there is because--
[ God. Ange knows this reason is going to sound ridiculous to anyone not from her own world, hence why she cuts herself off, starting anew in a way she thinks is going to make more sense. ]
Because.. Mako. If you had the chance to go back in time to save your parents, would you?