[ Maybe. Izana would like that. He's just. Confused, right now. He bites his lip, trying to make sense of what Ace is telling him.
... and to suppress the sudden anger. That. Being set up. Being set up to fail. To die.
That's not right. It was bad enough that the younger had to do the fighting. This, though? It's wrong.
... and he gets distracted by the heal. Even if it there isn't much for it to do, beyond maybe shave off a touch from the overall length of time his ribs will take to deal, it still feels good. ]
Thanks. [ Softly. ] I'm all right, so long as I don't get careless.
[ He rubs a hand over his wet face, then squares his shoulders, carefully. ]
I don't know why you're trying to seek blame, Ace. I'd say that maybe we made some slips of judgment. But what was done to Class Zero. To Machina in particular somehow. That was deliberate. And that's where the most of the blame should go.
Everyone makes mistakes. That's how life works. But they were working to betray their own. I don't know why exactly, since I doubt it was simple jealousy of your successes. That's the difference, all right?
Machina believes as he does... and maybe it will be difficult to change that, because it made him choose something that he has to believe in somehow, since he can't undo the choice. But you don't have to fault yourself for consequences of your actions that you did not choose.
action;
... and to suppress the sudden anger. That. Being set up. Being set up to fail. To die.
That's not right. It was bad enough that the younger had to do the fighting. This, though? It's wrong.
... and he gets distracted by the heal. Even if it there isn't much for it to do, beyond maybe shave off a touch from the overall length of time his ribs will take to deal, it still feels good. ]
Thanks. [ Softly. ] I'm all right, so long as I don't get careless.
[ He rubs a hand over his wet face, then squares his shoulders, carefully. ]
I don't know why you're trying to seek blame, Ace. I'd say that maybe we made some slips of judgment. But what was done to Class Zero. To Machina in particular somehow. That was deliberate. And that's where the most of the blame should go.
Everyone makes mistakes. That's how life works. But they were working to betray their own. I don't know why exactly, since I doubt it was simple jealousy of your successes. That's the difference, all right?
Machina believes as he does... and maybe it will be difficult to change that, because it made him choose something that he has to believe in somehow, since he can't undo the choice. But you don't have to fault yourself for consequences of your actions that you did not choose.
Please?