[It can, and even without that, just the simple act of having a hand outstretched to him has become something so impossibly meaningful to him. Before …when he lived in darkness, to think that anyone would ever reach for him…]
[But he knows better now. It’s taken a lot for him to learn.]
[Mayoi reaches and takes that hand, but he does so that is meant to be just as much comforting for her as it is him. He is the sort of person who has become shamelessly attached to physical contact, spoiled now that he’s gotten so used to it up on the surface, how wretched~]
I-I do not think I can claim to be doing anything for ‘good’ …I truly believe I am living shamelessly and selfishly for my own dream…
[But …of course he would not have made it this far if not for the help from his people. His forged paperwork was all their hand, as if silently they had all given him some blessing. As if even they wanted to see him succeed-]
It is truly lamentable what people will do to those they do not understand… Sometimes the thought of it makes me feel like I am better off rotting away in some dark corner, forgotten. But …sometimes I am so motivated by standing on that bright stage, desperate to prove to humanity that creatures like me do exist …and we still wish to be loved.
[Iggy-san’s situation is so similar and yet it feels even more dire. At least …good portions of their subterranean home were livable and comfortable. They did their best to turn their situation into something sustainable by means even Mayoi doesn’t fully understand- however he does know there are others like him who walk on the surface with fake paperwork, doing their best to make things easier for those below. Supplies is passed down through their tunnels that way.]
I-I never would have expected to meet someone who could understand so much about what I could never speak of. [Ah, he is getting emotional. He’s tearing up, but don’t worry, he is… very weepy by nature.] Thank you… Thank you so much for l-listening to me, Iggy-saaan…!
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[But he knows better now. It’s taken a lot for him to learn.]
[Mayoi reaches and takes that hand, but he does so that is meant to be just as much comforting for her as it is him. He is the sort of person who has become shamelessly attached to physical contact, spoiled now that he’s gotten so used to it up on the surface, how wretched~]
I-I do not think I can claim to be doing anything for ‘good’ …I truly believe I am living shamelessly and selfishly for my own dream…
[But …of course he would not have made it this far if not for the help from his people. His forged paperwork was all their hand, as if silently they had all given him some blessing. As if even they wanted to see him succeed-]
It is truly lamentable what people will do to those they do not understand… Sometimes the thought of it makes me feel like I am better off rotting away in some dark corner, forgotten. But …sometimes I am so motivated by standing on that bright stage, desperate to prove to humanity that creatures like me do exist …and we still wish to be loved.
[Iggy-san’s situation is so similar and yet it feels even more dire. At least …good portions of their subterranean home were livable and comfortable. They did their best to turn their situation into something sustainable by means even Mayoi doesn’t fully understand- however he does know there are others like him who walk on the surface with fake paperwork, doing their best to make things easier for those below. Supplies is passed down through their tunnels that way.]
I-I never would have expected to meet someone who could understand so much about what I could never speak of. [Ah, he is getting emotional. He’s tearing up, but don’t worry, he is… very weepy by nature.] Thank you… Thank you so much for l-listening to me, Iggy-saaan…!