[ Maika shrugs awkwardly, glancing down at her knees again. Does she want praise for that? ]
I'm not someone who can afford to be taken by surprise. And it's not hard. People like you, who can't stop seeing others as people before they see them as threats or obstacles...
[ They're always like that. To learn to be selfish, you have to learn how to see the opponent as a parameter and not a person. And that's what Aerith doesn't seem capable of.
Maika's jaw tightens a little at the answer. She doesn't like it — and she's not surprised by it. How many times has she heard variations on that refrain? "We have to help them, Miss." "They're just scared." "Will you help our people?" ]
Why is it your duty? It didn't get there on its own. You aren't the last of your people by coincidence. So what are you fighting for?
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I'm not someone who can afford to be taken by surprise. And it's not hard. People like you, who can't stop seeing others as people before they see them as threats or obstacles...
[ They're always like that. To learn to be selfish, you have to learn how to see the opponent as a parameter and not a person. And that's what Aerith doesn't seem capable of.
Maika's jaw tightens a little at the answer. She doesn't like it — and she's not surprised by it. How many times has she heard variations on that refrain? "We have to help them, Miss." "They're just scared." "Will you help our people?" ]
Why is it your duty? It didn't get there on its own. You aren't the last of your people by coincidence. So what are you fighting for?