[Loki took her hand, then clasped his other over hers too.]
At one point, I wished that too but for different reasons. Everyone has to decide for themselves if the struggle is worth it. But satisfaction is not in my nature, so I struggle on. And for all that I've had pain and been hurt--I've had glorious moments too. Times where someone has made the impossible happen for me. Or I've made the impossible happen for them. It's been a long and hard road, Chise--I've lived a very long time. But I've also found friends, and family--those who are real, and who care for me. And who I care for very much in turn.
[A pause, and a soft smile.]
Could I have these things in dreams? Probably--but they'd be hollow. Not real. Illusions. I'd be lying to myself, even if to no one else. And I refuse to do that. I choose to make my dreams reality instead.
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At one point, I wished that too but for different reasons. Everyone has to decide for themselves if the struggle is worth it. But satisfaction is not in my nature, so I struggle on. And for all that I've had pain and been hurt--I've had glorious moments too. Times where someone has made the impossible happen for me. Or I've made the impossible happen for them. It's been a long and hard road, Chise--I've lived a very long time. But I've also found friends, and family--those who are real, and who care for me. And who I care for very much in turn.
[A pause, and a soft smile.]
Could I have these things in dreams? Probably--but they'd be hollow. Not real. Illusions. I'd be lying to myself, even if to no one else. And I refuse to do that. I choose to make my dreams reality instead.