[ He listens intently, not minding the disagreement. Because no, really, he does get that.
But being someone who is human and not, who renounced his own humanity to be a living purification weapon to save others and embrace that inhuman side, host to a parasitic entity that's symbiotically part of his heart and body, he was intimately aware of physically being different but also the same. His weapon changed; he changed.
But he's still himself. Maybe more than ever, and that's why he smiles very gently at her hesitation. And only answers very simply. ]
None of that changes the fact that you're still fundamentally you, does it?
[ At the core. The soul.
How did this become existential? Because Allen Walker. Sorry, Ochako. He's too serious to be a teenager 90% of the time and literally grew up staring into the corrupted souls of the dead whether he wanted to or not. But he raises his hands up with an awkward smile at realizing the same. ]
Sorry, sorry. I'll let you go.
Good luck, okay? Have fun with your friend's birthday.
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But being someone who is human and not, who renounced his own humanity to be a living purification weapon to save others and embrace that inhuman side, host to a parasitic entity that's symbiotically part of his heart and body, he was intimately aware of physically being different but also the same. His weapon changed; he changed.
But he's still himself. Maybe more than ever, and that's why he smiles very gently at her hesitation. And only answers very simply. ]
None of that changes the fact that you're still fundamentally you, does it?
[ At the core. The soul.
How did this become existential? Because Allen Walker. Sorry, Ochako. He's too serious to be a teenager 90% of the time and literally grew up staring into the corrupted souls of the dead whether he wanted to or not. But he raises his hands up with an awkward smile at realizing the same. ]
Sorry, sorry. I'll let you go.
Good luck, okay? Have fun with your friend's birthday.