Of course. While I cannot speak for Beelzebub or Nona, I can accept what's happened. I may not like it, but it doesn't mean I don't like you.
[ Crea thinks of himself as a bad person, and perhaps he is one, but Xiao is not here to be the judge of that. He can have his opinions, but he will largely let other people form their own opinions of everyone here.
Waltaquin liked Sonya.
Lacus cried over Lobelia.
Nona grieved Kanon.
If those things can be true, then Xiao can still love Crea. ]
Hang in there. You can make it out of here, alive. And regardless of what you're going to when you get back home, I hope that you will still have some fond memories of the time the four of us have spent together.
That I've no doubt of. My memories of us four as a group are fond ones. I really will miss you all, once this is over.
[ it makes him a bit sad, actually. if he could convince sion to find something else, if were any other form of salvation than his (their) shitty (in crea's eyes) boss, maybe they could go out and find actual peace.
( this will all be hilarious when he finds out that his boss is probably dead, but that's neither here nor there. )]
Xiao takes a moment to let that sink in. Sure, he'd just said Crea would go back home himself, but rarely has it really occurred to him that he'd have to go back home and, quite possibly, never see people like Crea, Nona, or Beel ever again. Haruka, too. It leaves an empty feeling in his chest, and for a second, his expression flickers to something sad.
And then Crea mentions that he's indebted to him, and Xiao shakes his head. ]
Hm. I'd say you'd already paid it off, if you want to continue thinking of it that way. ... I don't often get the chance to connect with people in the way I have here. I am grateful for you, for that reason. That's more than enough for me.
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[ Crea thinks of himself as a bad person, and perhaps he is one, but Xiao is not here to be the judge of that. He can have his opinions, but he will largely let other people form their own opinions of everyone here.
Waltaquin liked Sonya.
Lacus cried over Lobelia.
Nona grieved Kanon.
If those things can be true, then Xiao can still love Crea. ]
Hang in there. You can make it out of here, alive. And regardless of what you're going to when you get back home, I hope that you will still have some fond memories of the time the four of us have spent together.
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[ it makes him a bit sad, actually. if he could convince sion to find something else, if were any other form of salvation than his (their) shitty (in crea's eyes) boss, maybe they could go out and find actual peace.
( this will all be hilarious when he finds out that his boss is probably dead, but that's neither here nor there. )]
Thanks, Xiao. Once again, I am indebted to you.
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Xiao takes a moment to let that sink in. Sure, he'd just said Crea would go back home himself, but rarely has it really occurred to him that he'd have to go back home and, quite possibly, never see people like Crea, Nona, or Beel ever again. Haruka, too. It leaves an empty feeling in his chest, and for a second, his expression flickers to something sad.
And then Crea mentions that he's indebted to him, and Xiao shakes his head. ]
Hm. I'd say you'd already paid it off, if you want to continue thinking of it that way. ... I don't often get the chance to connect with people in the way I have here. I am grateful for you, for that reason. That's more than enough for me.