[ Yessss hit him. Hit him. There's not even any attempt to encourage it, but there's no attempt to stop it. It's what's fair after the level of emotional torture subjected to the poor boy. Alas, he doesn't go for it. But this too is a result of Free Will.
Disappointing, though. Maybe he'll try to fight a hydra later. Either way, Alex can prep himself a follow-up, a lecture for wanting to be deceased, for defining his whole life around one girl who was eaten by an all-consuming Nothing, but instead of a peptalk or a scolding, he gets- ]
Okay.
[ Wait, it was that easy? ] It's fine to forget sometimes. Just make sure to remember.
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Disappointing, though. Maybe he'll try to fight a hydra later. Either way, Alex can prep himself a follow-up, a lecture for wanting to be deceased, for defining his whole life around one girl who was eaten by an all-consuming Nothing, but instead of a peptalk or a scolding, he gets- ]
Okay.
[ Wait, it was that easy? ] It's fine to forget sometimes. Just make sure to remember.