[ that's the thing. he doesn't specify or say anything, letting rynlan go ahead down that path of thinking, because... well, he's right. it was a treacherous, miserable road of a childhood - little comments about having atrophied legs as a kid, about not being able to go outside, thing like that make more sense in the context of lu bixing the homunculus, the ship of theseus, the arrow carrying the hope of the eighth on his shoulders.
and he was miserable. he was a hateful, angry child, who hated the world and everything in it, and it was only his father's love, persistent and kind, that brought him out of the brink. that helped him walk, literally, metaphorically, and emotionally.
the compliment has him look over at rynlan, a little surprised - remaining eye a little wide, before he huffs out a laugh and shakes his head, giving him a soft smile. ]
....Thank you, Rynlan. That's sweet. [ uweh. ] I try, at least.
He never really - I saw a little bit of his memories. The life that Scaramouche had was so different than mine, and it just reminded me of how lucky I've really been.
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[he can't imagine it, not truly having a body for those first several years. only acquiring one later and having to learn everything, presumably.]
...you're probably right. Would've been easy to turn out different, but you're-
Bixing, you're one of the most human people I know, I think.
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and he was miserable. he was a hateful, angry child, who hated the world and everything in it, and it was only his father's love, persistent and kind, that brought him out of the brink. that helped him walk, literally, metaphorically, and emotionally.
the compliment has him look over at rynlan, a little surprised - remaining eye a little wide, before he huffs out a laugh and shakes his head, giving him a soft smile. ]
....Thank you, Rynlan. That's sweet. [ uweh. ] I try, at least.
He never really - I saw a little bit of his memories. The life that Scaramouche had was so different than mine, and it just reminded me of how lucky I've really been.