Then you tell me I'm completely off base. Tell me what it's really about.
[He doesn't think he's wrong, though. If anything, Mondo side-stepping the conversation reinforces the impression of someone playing keep-away with their Treasure, holding tight to it even as they refuse to talk about it. For a guy who lives and breathes confrontation in every other aspect of his life insofar as Ryuji has seen, it's telling.
Maybe Mondo does feel threatened by this ambush coming from him and not someone else. Or maybe Mondo feels threatened because Ryuji's in the general ball park.
As answer to his question:]
I haven't given up on you yet, for starters.
[And how many people can he say that about? The people who matter stay and fight for you--it's life's litmus test for finding out who your real friends are. If Mondo has bonds like that in Wonderland that can help him shave off this chip on his shoulder, all the better for his rehabilitation.
But not everyone would. Not everyone does.
Ryuji's still be here, pushing the point. He's not Mondo's friend, but he's committed by virtue of being a phantom thief. Whether his intervening is wanted or not, that counts for something.]
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Then you tell me I'm completely off base. Tell me what it's really about.
[He doesn't think he's wrong, though. If anything, Mondo side-stepping the conversation reinforces the impression of someone playing keep-away with their Treasure, holding tight to it even as they refuse to talk about it. For a guy who lives and breathes confrontation in every other aspect of his life insofar as Ryuji has seen, it's telling.
Maybe Mondo does feel threatened by this ambush coming from him and not someone else. Or maybe Mondo feels threatened because Ryuji's in the general ball park.
As answer to his question:]
I haven't given up on you yet, for starters.
[And how many people can he say that about? The people who matter stay and fight for you--it's life's litmus test for finding out who your real friends are. If Mondo has bonds like that in Wonderland that can help him shave off this chip on his shoulder, all the better for his rehabilitation.
But not everyone would. Not everyone does.
Ryuji's still be here, pushing the point. He's not Mondo's friend, but he's committed by virtue of being a phantom thief. Whether his intervening is wanted or not, that counts for something.]