[ The old recording stops looping, and this time ends at "I'll always be here for you, Jaune.". How many times has he heard it by now? How many times has he believed it...
A quick moment of silence is followed after that, as Jaune finally looks at Ruby. There's a helpless look in his eyes; he doesn't know what to do, what he wants, or if there is anything he can even say about it. Eventually, he gives her an answer. ]
About her, you mean.
[ Of course, she didn't come all the way out here for them to talk about Beacon...
He sheathes his sword and picks up the Scroll, stashing it away in his pocket. It has now become more precious to him than ever. ]
I... I told her once that our time is short... I just don't think I ever believed it until it was too late.
[ There's a lot she could say to that - a lot she might want to say to that, but Ruby doesn't want to place hollow words upon ears that don't need to hear them. She and Jaune are alike in so many ways, and she knows that eventually, he will be okay again, and that deep down, he knows he will be, too. Someday it will be easier to smile again, and so Ruby doesn't need to remind him of that, that they did all they could with the time they had, that he shouldn't have any regrets. There's no way to not have regrets, in a world like this, when those precious to you can vanish in the blink of an eye.
So she takes a different approach, stepping up to rest a hand on his forearm, a wan smile on her lips. ]
It...really kind of stinks, doesn't it? That we don't know when things will stay like they always have, or when they're about to change completely.
[ She's quiet a moment before leading him to sit against the fence. ]
Do you...think it was worth it? Giving things another shot?
[ Having Ruby reach out the way she does, it's a familiar feeling for the two of them. It's how they were there for each other back in Remnant, too. When he could sense her doubting herself, a simple gesture such as a hand on her shoulder was there to remind her she's not alone.
He musters the smallest of smiles as he follows her to the fence. ]
The first time we lost her... I think she went out with a lot of regrets.
[ Pyrrha died young with many dreams gone unfulfilled. Here, she had a second chance... they both had a second chance to do things that they couldn't back in Remnant anymore. In the end, nothing was left unsaid between them, so if he had to answer Ruby's question, then yes - it was worth it. ]
If our time was gonna be short here, I wanted her to be happy. Do you... think she was?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
A quick moment of silence is followed after that, as Jaune finally looks at Ruby. There's a helpless look in his eyes; he doesn't know what to do, what he wants, or if there is anything he can even say about it. Eventually, he gives her an answer. ]
About her, you mean.
[ Of course, she didn't come all the way out here for them to talk about Beacon...
He sheathes his sword and picks up the Scroll, stashing it away in his pocket. It has now become more precious to him than ever. ]
I... I told her once that our time is short... I just don't think I ever believed it until it was too late.
MY INBOX SURE ATE THIS
So she takes a different approach, stepping up to rest a hand on his forearm, a wan smile on her lips. ]
It...really kind of stinks, doesn't it? That we don't know when things will stay like they always have, or when they're about to change completely.
[ She's quiet a moment before leading him to sit against the fence. ]
Do you...think it was worth it? Giving things another shot?
no subject
He musters the smallest of smiles as he follows her to the fence. ]
The first time we lost her... I think she went out with a lot of regrets.
[ Pyrrha died young with many dreams gone unfulfilled. Here, she had a second chance... they both had a second chance to do things that they couldn't back in Remnant anymore. In the end, nothing was left unsaid between them, so if he had to answer Ruby's question, then yes - it was worth it. ]
If our time was gonna be short here, I wanted her to be happy. Do you... think she was?