[ She's horrified at her thoughtlessness, at the reaction it creates in Hinata. That was the very fear that she had drawn him away from, all that time ago, wasn't it? And now she had moved him back towards it.
Komaeda speaks before she can, even though she whispers to Hinata in his mind, apologetically and comfortingly, I'm here, I'm here... She doesn't let go of his hand, squeezing it so it almost hurts her, to remind them both of her reality.
Her borrowed time, she's conscious of. But to remind Hinata about that, she regrets.
Luckily-- Komaeda's further explanation unlocks something in her mind. It's slow, then all at once. Maybe it's how Komaeda spoke about stars, or maybe it's his earlier words about being with the people you love even when you weren't there physically. Or maybe it's Hinata's hand squeezed in hers, their emotions spilling into each other, that unlocks the door. But she looks at Komaeda with -- almost shock, that she can visualize what he's saying, at least to some degree. ]
Single player co-op. Right?
[ Obviously that's not all of what Komaeda's talking about. But she's piecing it together in her mind. ] You use memories... your bonds... with Dunamis. That's what it is. Isn't it?
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[ She's horrified at her thoughtlessness, at the reaction it creates in Hinata. That was the very fear that she had drawn him away from, all that time ago, wasn't it? And now she had moved him back towards it.
Komaeda speaks before she can, even though she whispers to Hinata in his mind, apologetically and comfortingly, I'm here, I'm here... She doesn't let go of his hand, squeezing it so it almost hurts her, to remind them both of her reality.
Her borrowed time, she's conscious of. But to remind Hinata about that, she regrets.
Luckily-- Komaeda's further explanation unlocks something in her mind. It's slow, then all at once. Maybe it's how Komaeda spoke about stars, or maybe it's his earlier words about being with the people you love even when you weren't there physically. Or maybe it's Hinata's hand squeezed in hers, their emotions spilling into each other, that unlocks the door. But she looks at Komaeda with -- almost shock, that she can visualize what he's saying, at least to some degree. ]
Single player co-op. Right?
[ Obviously that's not all of what Komaeda's talking about. But she's piecing it together in her mind. ] You use memories... your bonds... with Dunamis. That's what it is. Isn't it?