If that's all you wanted, you wouldn't have to ask.
[Their own smile is forced, as always. They've long passed the point of being able to tell, but maybe some part of the act is real. That would be nice.]
... I did mean to tell you sooner. It just never seemed like a good time, I guess.
Back when those copies were running around... it just kind of came out? So the Fighter knew, but then we found out you were dead the whole time... I didn't really know how to bring it up after that.
[... and the copy barely reacted back then, which made the whole thing feel even worse, so maybe they were a tiny bit scared the real one wouldn't care either... but they're not gonna say that part out loud. That's way too honest.]
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[Their own smile is forced, as always. They've long passed the point of being able to tell, but maybe some part of the act is real. That would be nice.]
... I did mean to tell you sooner. It just never seemed like a good time, I guess.
Back when those copies were running around... it just kind of came out? So the Fighter knew, but then we found out you were dead the whole time... I didn't really know how to bring it up after that.
[... and the copy barely reacted back then, which made the whole thing feel even worse, so maybe they were a tiny bit scared the real one wouldn't care either... but they're not gonna say that part out loud. That's way too honest.]