[He's not the only one who doesn't know how to proceed; it hits Sayaka that she's being utterly selfish when she asks him what to do. As if he'd have an answer, as if he'd truly know what to do in this situation--
What did Celes call this, once? A zero-sum game? No, that's probably not it--it'd be more accurate to say that in this situation, it'd be closer to something like "heads, they win. tails, we lose.", and that's...
It's a situation Sayaka dislikes more than anything, and she averts her gaze in response.]
I hate it too. All of this. The jerk standing over us, the fact we can't do anything for our own world...it's all awful. I've spent so long doing that sort of thing, working for jerks almost like this one, and it's never good. And...it never will be, either. But...
[So it falls on Sayaka to at least try to make a decision, then. Sayaka doesn't know how to offer words of comfort in this time, really; she used to be so good at it, playing her part so well, but now...]
...Oowada-kun, do you trust me?
[She doubts he'll like the decision. But more than anything, she needs to know that he trusts her; if he can't make the decision, then she will.]
no subject
What did Celes call this, once? A zero-sum game? No, that's probably not it--it'd be more accurate to say that in this situation, it'd be closer to something like "heads, they win. tails, we lose.", and that's...
It's a situation Sayaka dislikes more than anything, and she averts her gaze in response.]
I hate it too. All of this. The jerk standing over us, the fact we can't do anything for our own world...it's all awful. I've spent so long doing that sort of thing, working for jerks almost like this one, and it's never good. And...it never will be, either. But...
[So it falls on Sayaka to at least try to make a decision, then. Sayaka doesn't know how to offer words of comfort in this time, really; she used to be so good at it, playing her part so well, but now...]
...Oowada-kun, do you trust me?
[She doubts he'll like the decision. But more than anything, she needs to know that he trusts her; if he can't make the decision, then she will.]