I went back home. [ She's not sure if Steven would be able to tell that fact, but she states it anyway in case a recap is needed. She also isn't sure if she should get into detail... it would probably be too confusing for Steven, so she should probably cut to the chase. ]
We had a confrontation with our enemies again, and something happened.
[ Now, Weiss lowers her head. Her hands on her lap ball up into fists and they shake in sadness and frustration. ]
... I died, Steven.
[ The proclamation makes the grass around them wilt, the colour immediately turning grey. Even the other plants around them begin to lose their hue. ]
[ he had a feeling that something akin to that had happened, but her admission confirms it. he wouldn't mind the detail, but allows her to continue her story without interruption.
when she does, however, what he hadn't even realized was his worst fear is realized. his own emotions are no help in keeping the park life around them stable, with even a nearby tree beginning to lose its leaves. ]
Weiss...
[ he really doesn't know what to say. he has yet to meet someone in Empatheias that has met that fate - or at least, one that readily admitted it to him. ]
I was too slow, too weak... I was trying to summon my Arma Gigas, but every time I tried, it was cut off.
[ Why is she still talking... she just doesn't have it in her to cry. Somehow, talking about it is helping her, though. There's so much self-loathing in her right now that it's making her chest feel so heavy. ]
[ in an uncharacteristic move, he puts a hand on her shoulder and gives it a squeeze. it's firm, but meant to be reassuring for the both of them - he wants to be strong for her. if she doesn't look right away, he'll wait and calmly repeat the request. ]
I don't want you to think for even a moment that this is your fault. It was those that opposed you that are to blame, without exception.
[ as capable of a fighter as he knows she is, he knows from stories told by her and Nora that their enemies are honed fighters out to destroy their world. the story is familiar to him - translated to his perspective, he wouldn't have faulted May for a second if she fell in her battle against Kyogre. Weiss deserves that same respect. ]
If you want to hone your skills to get stronger, I'll support you. What I won't tolerate is contempt for yourself or what you're capable of.
[ Weiss does look at Steven, tears welling from her eyes. It can't be helped, but he's wrong that she's blaming herself. She does think she's weak and not good enough to have taken on a Maiden, but that's not her strongest emotion here. . . ]
I— [ She looks down immediately at her hands. A few tears drop on it and she makes no movement of brushing them away for now. ]
I want to get stronger. I want to make sure that Cinder gets what she deserves, and it won't be coming from anybody else.
[ revenge is a dangerous thing, but it isn't Steven's place to tell Weiss how to feel. it's clear that her emotions are strong, and he finds himself not wanting to suggest a different method, but to bring the person that did this to justice. ]
And you deserve that opportunity.
[ should Steven ever cross paths with this "Cinder", he won't take things into his own hands. this is Weiss' battle. ]
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We had a confrontation with our enemies again, and something happened.
[ Now, Weiss lowers her head. Her hands on her lap ball up into fists and they shake in sadness and frustration. ]
... I died, Steven.
[ The proclamation makes the grass around them wilt, the colour immediately turning grey. Even the other plants around them begin to lose their hue. ]
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when she does, however, what he hadn't even realized was his worst fear is realized. his own emotions are no help in keeping the park life around them stable, with even a nearby tree beginning to lose its leaves. ]
Weiss...
[ he really doesn't know what to say. he has yet to meet someone in Empatheias that has met that fate - or at least, one that readily admitted it to him. ]
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[ Why is she still talking... she just doesn't have it in her to cry. Somehow, talking about it is helping her, though. There's so much self-loathing in her right now that it's making her chest feel so heavy. ]
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[ in an uncharacteristic move, he puts a hand on her shoulder and gives it a squeeze. it's firm, but meant to be reassuring for the both of them - he wants to be strong for her. if she doesn't look right away, he'll wait and calmly repeat the request. ]
I don't want you to think for even a moment that this is your fault. It was those that opposed you that are to blame, without exception.
[ as capable of a fighter as he knows she is, he knows from stories told by her and Nora that their enemies are honed fighters out to destroy their world. the story is familiar to him - translated to his perspective, he wouldn't have faulted May for a second if she fell in her battle against Kyogre. Weiss deserves that same respect. ]
If you want to hone your skills to get stronger, I'll support you. What I won't tolerate is contempt for yourself or what you're capable of.
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I— [ She looks down immediately at her hands. A few tears drop on it and she makes no movement of brushing them away for now. ]
I want to get stronger. I want to make sure that Cinder gets what she deserves, and it won't be coming from anybody else.
[ By which she means to say: she wants revenge. ]
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And you deserve that opportunity.
[ should Steven ever cross paths with this "Cinder", he won't take things into his own hands. this is Weiss' battle. ]