( there is a distinct pause. the impression of an odd, disquieted movement behind the screen he puts up between himself and set in this Communion. )
I believe it would be more apt to say that my decision was aided by the efforts of my peers.
( an overly-polite way to admit that he had been corrupted, though he continues to append: )
That having been said, I believe they were correct in doing so, not only because of my personal affinity to Zenith but also because I benefited from aid in crossing a threshold I might have been too apprehensive to commit to on my own.
( it's hard to tell with makoto, as shielded as he constantly efforts to make himself, his words, and his intentions, but he is truthful in this moment. he is, however, presently under the sway of some small amount of brainwashing in that regard, so whether this self-assuredness would continue... time would only tell.
but he had still been afraid of Harmonization, concerned that it would only open him up to spiritual injury like that which he had faced in horos — that which had resulted in his shard being cracked clear down the middle, precariously sealed in a way he still worries might prove susceptible in the future. )
My heart is both overjoyed and honored to receive this acceptance, and not to mention relieved to find you so sporting in this turn of events with regards to the Oracle.
( not that he had expected otherwise, given their conversation, but it was so easy to say such things — to have them come to pass is quite another matter.
though as he continues in regards to how he might dress... there is a pause, and then makoto gives the rare impression of an emotional response: amusement, soft and wispy and ephemeral as incense or smoke. )
Master Set, do I lie and say that there is, all so that I have the rare and remarkable opportunity to dictate your wardrobe?
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I believe it would be more apt to say that my decision was aided by the efforts of my peers.
( an overly-polite way to admit that he had been corrupted, though he continues to append: )
That having been said, I believe they were correct in doing so, not only because of my personal affinity to Zenith but also because I benefited from aid in crossing a threshold I might have been too apprehensive to commit to on my own.
( it's hard to tell with makoto, as shielded as he constantly efforts to make himself, his words, and his intentions, but he is truthful in this moment. he is, however, presently under the sway of some small amount of brainwashing in that regard, so whether this self-assuredness would continue... time would only tell.
but he had still been afraid of Harmonization, concerned that it would only open him up to spiritual injury like that which he had faced in horos — that which had resulted in his shard being cracked clear down the middle, precariously sealed in a way he still worries might prove susceptible in the future. )
My heart is both overjoyed and honored to receive this acceptance, and not to mention relieved to find you so sporting in this turn of events with regards to the Oracle.
( not that he had expected otherwise, given their conversation, but it was so easy to say such things — to have them come to pass is quite another matter.
though as he continues in regards to how he might dress... there is a pause, and then makoto gives the rare impression of an emotional response: amusement, soft and wispy and ephemeral as incense or smoke. )
Master Set, do I lie and say that there is, all so that I have the rare and remarkable opportunity to dictate your wardrobe?