[She takes a sip of her coffee, silent for a long while.]
Well. In a technical sense, yeah. But he was only really Zelos's dad, in that he spent time with him. [And not this Zelos's dad, in another technical sense.] Wise and I were just the loose ends he couldn't tidy away.
[She lets out a breath.]
The hunter wasn't our dad, not really. But even if he was...I'd be shocked, sure. But I'd be more worried about you than sad for him.
It is. And...yeah, you grew up loved anyway, despite him just leaving you and Asch. But he still hurt you in the leaving.
[A breath.]
I'm still worrying. It's my store the whole mess started in, I feel a little responsible. [She drums her fingertips on the table, a little absently.] The velociraptors were a magic construct too, but the harm they did was real. The hunter tried to kill you, and he certainly harmed you. I get to worry.
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Just because the hunter was a weird magic construct or whatever, [she says, gently,] it doesn't mean the shock of fighting him isn't real.
[Nor the shock of killing him.]
You know, I don't think any less of you.
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[He just says it. He just says it!]
But, he was our dad, wasn't he?
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Well. In a technical sense, yeah. But he was only really Zelos's dad, in that he spent time with him. [And not this Zelos's dad, in another technical sense.] Wise and I were just the loose ends he couldn't tidy away.
[She lets out a breath.]
The hunter wasn't our dad, not really. But even if he was...I'd be shocked, sure. But I'd be more worried about you than sad for him.
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["Tidy away."]
I dunno, I never really felt "unwanted" as a kid, but finding out your bio dad abandoned you still feels pretty rough.
[But even then--]
You guys don't need to worry about me, though.
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[A breath.]
I'm still worrying. It's my store the whole mess started in, I feel a little responsible. [She drums her fingertips on the table, a little absently.] The velociraptors were a magic construct too, but the harm they did was real. The hunter tried to kill you, and he certainly harmed you. I get to worry.