[If it hurt, then it does matterβthat's what he wants to say, but he bites his tongue. He's not taking his apology back, so Leo will just have to accept it anyway. Trying to argue the point right now wouldn't make any difference.
He's quiet for a moment, staring blankly into the distance. For all his boasting and his ego, Add really isn't the type to talk much about his past. There's a lot that he still doesn't feel ready to talk about at all, and he absentmindedly rubs the back of his neck as they walk, tracing the edges of the old and faded scar...
But there is something, perhaps, that he can tell Leo about. Something that wouldn't just dampen the mood even further.]
... Hm. Well, I never properly thanked you for that memory you gave back, did I? [you know, from that time he serenaded Leo with his dorky idol music]
Back then... I was looking for a certain machine specimen to help accomplish a goal of mine. But she was travelling with a group of people, so I had no choice but to try and infiltrate that group in order to get what I needed. It was an annoying task since I wasn't really used to dealing with people. I'll admit I wasted a lot of time observing from afar because I wasn't sure how I should approach. ["a lot of time" read: almost 3 years, actually. it's kind of unreal just how shy and awkward he is considering it took 3 years of observations before he felt comfortable introducing himself...]
Heh. It was supposed to be a temporary allegiance, but somehow I ended up staying with those idiots long enough to get caught up in their absurd heroics. I guess you could say I've helped save the world now? But it's... not so bad. They're the kind of soft-hearted idiots that can't turn anyone away, so it's no surprise to me now that they welcomed me so earnestly back then. And I guess that's started to rub off on me, too.
[it's a life he never could've imagined for himself five years ago, and now he can't imagine living without them. funny how these things happen.]
You'd fit right in, if you ever met them. Hell, I'd almost think you're related to Elsword if I didn't know any better. Loud and air-headed, selfless to a fault, wouldn't hesitate to forgive someone no matter how badly they fucked up...
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He's quiet for a moment, staring blankly into the distance. For all his boasting and his ego, Add really isn't the type to talk much about his past. There's a lot that he still doesn't feel ready to talk about at all, and he absentmindedly rubs the back of his neck as they walk, tracing the edges of the old and faded scar...
But there is something, perhaps, that he can tell Leo about. Something that wouldn't just dampen the mood even further.]
... Hm. Well, I never properly thanked you for that memory you gave back, did I? [you know, from that time he serenaded Leo with his dorky idol music]
Back then... I was looking for a certain machine specimen to help accomplish a goal of mine. But she was travelling with a group of people, so I had no choice but to try and infiltrate that group in order to get what I needed. It was an annoying task since I wasn't really used to dealing with people. I'll admit I wasted a lot of time observing from afar because I wasn't sure how I should approach. ["a lot of time" read: almost 3 years, actually. it's kind of unreal just how shy and awkward he is considering it took 3 years of observations before he felt comfortable introducing himself...]
Heh. It was supposed to be a temporary allegiance, but somehow I ended up staying with those idiots long enough to get caught up in their absurd heroics. I guess you could say I've helped save the world now? But it's... not so bad. They're the kind of soft-hearted idiots that can't turn anyone away, so it's no surprise to me now that they welcomed me so earnestly back then. And I guess that's started to rub off on me, too.
[it's a life he never could've imagined for himself five years ago, and now he can't imagine living without them. funny how these things happen.]
You'd fit right in, if you ever met them. Hell, I'd almost think you're related to Elsword if I didn't know any better. Loud and air-headed, selfless to a fault, wouldn't hesitate to forgive someone no matter how badly they fucked up...