But the question startles a laugh out of him, though it's hard to say if there's any true humor in it. ]
I won't... speak for gege. [ Meaning... (exactly what she thinks) ] We aren't related by blood, it's more that I was teasing him and it stayed as endearment.
[ hmmmm. she picks out a tanuki, eyeing it thoughtfully. ]
So it's just a nickname, but now how you really see him. Okay. [ pausing, she glances over at hc. ] I think he does like you, though - I mean, obviously he does, but like... more than just friends. I know he trusts you more than anyone here.
[ One of the weird knockoff copyright ones draws his attention, and he's bemused again - is this supposed to be a blue horse..? ]
And I trust him more than anyone here. [ Softly, calmly, but. ] He's my most important person. To be by his side, even in a place like this, is more than enough.
I do, too. [ she says that so easily, but xie lian has both asked for her trust, and earned it. ochako doesn't mind sharing that. ] I think... anyone he trusts so much is someone that I can trust, too.
[ that said, she smiles. ]
I'm glad you two have each other, though, even if you don't ever become more than you are now.
[ A beat, and he looks at her, almost contemplative, like he's assessing or remembering. ]
Gege obviously thinks highly of you. [ Given the interactions he's seen, and how Xie Lian just is. ] You showed promise, when we were in the port last week. I wouldn't be adverse to knowing how deeply that promise runs.
[ Also, earning his approval for the shipping and support? Aight, Ochako. ]
Mm! He's even better at it than Gunhead. It's pretty amazing.
[ there is almost always a smile on ochako's face, and it softens at that. ]
Yeah... I do. It sounded like he's always trying his best to help people, but sometimes it hurts, and... I don't know. I want to help him, too, so that maybe it won't have to hurt so much.
His swordsmanship is just as amazing - but, ah, no sword to be had here at the moment.
[ Alas, but he'll brag on Xie Lian for another 800 years if you let him. Though, his own expression softens a bit. ]
En. The world has not always been kind to gege, though he has always tried to be kind to it. Perhaps if he realizes there are people here who would see to help him, he'll be able to rest a little more easily.
Mm, there's mostly been guns when there were weapons around, huh?
[ and they don't have guns where they're from, do they. hm. ]
Well, he knows I want to help. I don't know how much I can, but I'm going to try anyway. He told me... that even if it doesn't work, it's better to try than do nothing, and I think he's right.
En, and neither of us is used to such weapons. They're also... impersonal. I can't say I like them, and I know he doesn't, either.
[ confirmation! ]
He is. If you simply stand idly by, inaction can be just as damning as the cruelty that you witness. Even if it's only one person you help, it's still, regardless, someone helped.
[ A slight, surprised laugh. ] It doesn't have to be to kill someone. I've just never liked ranged weapons, much, though I can use them. A long time ago, when I was a soldier, someone told me that they thought my technique would best fit a saber. Perhaps I'm just attached.
[ It. Admittedly is, usually, to kill someone. But he thinks it's a little funny she defaulted to that. ]
So long as you help even one person while you're here, it's a step in the right direction. And that person may pay the kindness forward to help another.
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...Wait, nii-chan? But I thought you liked each other, like, romantically.
[ DID SHE READ THAT WRONG?? ]
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But the question startles a laugh out of him, though it's hard to say if there's any true humor in it. ]
I won't... speak for gege. [ Meaning... (exactly what she thinks) ] We aren't related by blood, it's more that I was teasing him and it stayed as endearment.
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So it's just a nickname, but now how you really see him. Okay. [ pausing, she glances over at hc. ] I think he does like you, though - I mean, obviously he does, but like... more than just friends. I know he trusts you more than anyone here.
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And I trust him more than anyone here. [ Softly, calmly, but. ] He's my most important person. To be by his side, even in a place like this, is more than enough.
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[ that said, she smiles. ]
I'm glad you two have each other, though, even if you don't ever become more than you are now.
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Gege obviously thinks highly of you. [ Given the interactions he's seen, and how Xie Lian just is. ] You showed promise, when we were in the port last week. I wouldn't be adverse to knowing how deeply that promise runs.
[ Also, earning his approval for the shipping and support? Aight, Ochako. ]
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[ after their little adventure. her memories of it have started to get kind of fuzzy, but she still remembers how hard it was on all of them. ]
Xie Lian-san is a good person. He wants to help everyone here, and I... I want to help him do it.
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[ Because he'll say that much freely, to anyone. No one is stronger than Xie Lian. ]
His dream has always been to help people. If you want to help with that, then you and I share a goal, here.
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[ there is almost always a smile on ochako's face, and it softens at that. ]
Yeah... I do. It sounded like he's always trying his best to help people, but sometimes it hurts, and... I don't know. I want to help him, too, so that maybe it won't have to hurt so much.
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[ Alas, but he'll brag on Xie Lian for another 800 years if you let him. Though, his own expression softens a bit. ]
En. The world has not always been kind to gege, though he has always tried to be kind to it. Perhaps if he realizes there are people here who would see to help him, he'll be able to rest a little more easily.
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[ and they don't have guns where they're from, do they. hm. ]
Well, he knows I want to help. I don't know how much I can, but I'm going to try anyway. He told me... that even if it doesn't work, it's better to try than do nothing, and I think he's right.
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[ confirmation! ]
He is. If you simply stand idly by, inaction can be just as damning as the cruelty that you witness. Even if it's only one person you help, it's still, regardless, someone helped.
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[ that's. still pretty unsettling for ochako. but to the rest, she nods in agreement. ]
Better one than none at all. I just wish it were easier to help anyone... especially here.
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[ It. Admittedly is, usually, to kill someone. But he thinks it's a little funny she defaulted to that. ]
So long as you help even one person while you're here, it's a step in the right direction. And that person may pay the kindness forward to help another.