There's a moment when he almost interrupts, but he doesn't. Let her work her fear out. In the meantime, he listens instead, and starts to to piece together the sort of world she had lived in. It was similar enough to his own, and gives him enough time to fill in some of the blanks and see what had been different and what had been the same. So she had known about the drugs just like Aki did (though that change she wants isn't something that's in his stars, but he won't mention them to her—let her think how she wants).
So in the universe's twisted way of doing things, she had essentially taken the place of her brother. That meant she was a Pesona user, something he can't say he wanted for her. He looks up sharply at the mention of Minato though, eyes narrowing. He doesn't know Minato that well, except that he's a good, quiet kid and that Minako trusts him.That he had been someone who had earned the respect of two of the people he trusted most. Hard to think he could become a leader of Strega, but he doesn't know enough about Minato to say. Who had led SEES then? Minako? Mitsuru?
But those answers are currently unimportant. What matters most is the issue at hand. He can cross that other bridge soon enough.
"So what then?" he says. "I know you're scared, but Aki isn't the type of person anyone is scared of. If you don't hate us for not being able to save you, then what makes you think he'd be any different? That maybe Aki would blame you for something you had no control over, and you don't deserve to meet him because you weren't a minute faster?" Shinjiro certainly doesn't. He had expected to die, and even if he hadn't, there's no blame for him to place. "There's only one thing he ever wanted, and that was for you to grow up into the person you wanted to be." A small smile tugs at lips, trying to break away from his forced impassiveness he's trying his hardest to maintain. "I think you've accomplished that much. Only thing you're gonna do is make him cry."
He may not be crying himself, but he might as well be. His eyes are red enough that they're almost not grey anymore.
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So in the universe's twisted way of doing things, she had essentially taken the place of her brother. That meant she was a Pesona user, something he can't say he wanted for her. He looks up sharply at the mention of Minato though, eyes narrowing. He doesn't know Minato that well, except that he's a good, quiet kid and that Minako trusts him.That he had been someone who had earned the respect of two of the people he trusted most. Hard to think he could become a leader of Strega, but he doesn't know enough about Minato to say. Who had led SEES then? Minako? Mitsuru?
But those answers are currently unimportant. What matters most is the issue at hand. He can cross that other bridge soon enough.
"So what then?" he says. "I know you're scared, but Aki isn't the type of person anyone is scared of. If you don't hate us for not being able to save you, then what makes you think he'd be any different? That maybe Aki would blame you for something you had no control over, and you don't deserve to meet him because you weren't a minute faster?" Shinjiro certainly doesn't. He had expected to die, and even if he hadn't, there's no blame for him to place. "There's only one thing he ever wanted, and that was for you to grow up into the person you wanted to be." A small smile tugs at lips, trying to break away from his forced impassiveness he's trying his hardest to maintain. "I think you've accomplished that much. Only thing you're gonna do is make him cry."
He may not be crying himself, but he might as well be. His eyes are red enough that they're almost not grey anymore.