... I see. Look, you don't have to be intrigued or whatever about me at all, Childe, so long as you weren't trying to make friends because you're into my sister. It's bad enough we are seen as "the traveler's sibling" to our friends who remember the other, instead of as Lumine or Aether. If I can make friends with those I care about here again, I want it based on me as Aether, just like Lumi will want it based on her being Lumine. Along those lines ... you also don't have to make friends with me just because we were are friends in another timeline.
[ granted, Lumine is more cagey and less willing to be open about things like that then Aether, which is also why he bristled so easily. ] That said, you don't need to be nice to me, either, because I will never trust you. That's my sister, and you're not good enough for her, just like no one will ever be good enough for your sisters. Still, I'm not going to get in your way, and I know you won't respect my wishes, anyway, so I don't want conflict, and I won't ask anything from you.
Just remember, I'll do at the very least what you would do to someone who broke Tonia's heart if you screw up with Lumi. [ that's all he has to say. He's not expecting friendship or anything, and he's making this situation as transparent as possible. ]
[Chile feels like he's barely gotten in a word in comparison now. He's sort of at a loss for words for a moment, trying to process all that versus what he wanted to say to Aether to begin with.]
You act as if I do this out of obligation. Don't you think you're not giving me enough credit now?
[He's not even going to touch the topic of Lumine now. Aether can think what he wants and he's going to leave it at that.]
Perhaps you're right. There's a chance anything I say might be a waste of my breath, given how you've managed to cover all your bases it seems.
[He could think of something. But maybe trying to speak to what he thinks is the problem isn't the right way to approach it, given how much Aether's built a solid wall between himself and Childe, at least it seems that way to the Harbinger. So why try to chip at the wall in the wrong place when he can let Aether open it for him instead?]
Hm, but I still wonder...[He says, holding a finger up to his chin,] How different do you think I am, in comparison to the Tartaglia you know from your own timeline? You said earlier you guessed that every me from every timeline can't help but love to fight- so I'm guessing you thought there was a chance I wouldn't be quite the same person, is that right?
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[ granted, Lumine is more cagey and less willing to be open about things like that then Aether, which is also why he bristled so easily. ] That said, you don't need to be nice to me, either, because I will never trust you. That's my sister, and you're not good enough for her, just like no one will ever be good enough for your sisters. Still, I'm not going to get in your way, and I know you won't respect my wishes, anyway, so I don't want conflict, and I won't ask anything from you.
Just remember, I'll do at the very least what you would do to someone who broke Tonia's heart if you screw up with Lumi. [ that's all he has to say. He's not expecting friendship or anything, and he's making this situation as transparent as possible. ]
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[Chile feels like he's barely gotten in a word in comparison now. He's sort of at a loss for words for a moment, trying to process all that versus what he wanted to say to Aether to begin with.]
You act as if I do this out of obligation. Don't you think you're not giving me enough credit now?
[He's not even going to touch the topic of Lumine now. Aether can think what he wants and he's going to leave it at that.]
You haven't even let me explain myself yet.
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[ maybe a little embarrassed now. ]
...Go ahead, then. I just... was getting it out ahead of time so you didn't have to waste your breath or anything, is all!
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[He could think of something. But maybe trying to speak to what he thinks is the problem isn't the right way to approach it, given how much Aether's built a solid wall between himself and Childe, at least it seems that way to the Harbinger. So why try to chip at the wall in the wrong place when he can let Aether open it for him instead?]
Hm, but I still wonder...[He says, holding a finger up to his chin,] How different do you think I am, in comparison to the Tartaglia you know from your own timeline? You said earlier you guessed that every me from every timeline can't help but love to fight- so I'm guessing you thought there was a chance I wouldn't be quite the same person, is that right?