[ not true - for some reason, that's the first thought that comes to mind, but it is true. As she speaks, an image begins to form, floating up from wherever it had been locked away in a sunken chest in his mind. He remembers her; he can see her round face and her big amber eyes in his head, and he wonders with excruciating pain how he'd ever forgotten her.
His little sister. She was really important. He doesn't remember why, but he knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she was more important than anything.
His whole face twists, and Hikage sort of... sinks to his knees, the ache in his head sharpening. For the first time, he's grateful Steph probably isn't going to be moving much - that will keep her from running over and trying to comfort him. ]
... That's right... How did I forget that? All this time, I've just been...
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[ not true - for some reason, that's the first thought that comes to mind, but it is true. As she speaks, an image begins to form, floating up from wherever it had been locked away in a sunken chest in his mind. He remembers her; he can see her round face and her big amber eyes in his head, and he wonders with excruciating pain how he'd ever forgotten her.
His little sister. She was really important. He doesn't remember why, but he knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she was more important than anything.
His whole face twists, and Hikage sort of... sinks to his knees, the ache in his head sharpening. For the first time, he's grateful Steph probably isn't going to be moving much - that will keep her from running over and trying to comfort him. ]
... That's right... How did I forget that? All this time, I've just been...