[ Rem, who has been doing who knows what this entire time, is caught off-guard by the sudden question. She places one foot back.
Does she play ignorant? Deny that she knows what he's talking about? No-- that would be insulting him. But so, too, would be answering honestly. Caught between two negative outcomes, she stalls. Compounding this is the fact that it's ingrained in her to respect those who are above her. He is not a l'cie, but he is immortal.
Why, he asks. ]
...What you said before-- about... "using this thing for evil." Do you really think that's what I needed it for?
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Does she play ignorant? Deny that she knows what he's talking about? No-- that would be insulting him. But so, too, would be answering honestly. Caught between two negative outcomes, she stalls. Compounding this is the fact that it's ingrained in her to respect those who are above her. He is not a l'cie, but he is immortal.
Why, he asks. ]
...What you said before-- about... "using this thing for evil." Do you really think that's what I needed it for?