Kid didn’t pull away, but did raise an eyebrow at the other suddenly moving closer to whisper something to him. At the words, though, he let out a small laugh and turned to look at her.
“Hmm…. It can be a lie. But it can also be turned into truth. Hope is wishing for something, so there’s no guarantee that what you want will always happen. But even if the outcome doesn’t seem likely to happen, is holding on to a small lie so bad?”
The reaction was not what she was hoping for, so she frowned leaning to the side to give him a stony glair.
“It will eat away at you and burn you to nothing more then a pathetic mess. It’s a monster of disappointment that will grow at every failure and slowly take over.” She broke into a grin. “A feast for monsters like me.”
Ok not so subtle as she’d like, but who was going to believe a thief people already thought was crazy.
“If you want to hold on to that little lie so be it.”
“…I think I will hold on to it for a while.”
The smile faded some, but didn’t entirely disappear. Her words were hitting a bit too close to home for his liking, the search for Pandora quickly coming to mind. However, he pushed it down.
“And I’m sorry, but I still have to disagree. Not all hope turns into disappointment. Usually, it can only fade, if anything. One can only be disappointed if a wish turns into an expectation. Putting faith in that it will happen, rather than that it can.”
He took a step away and turned to completely face her, the grin growing again as he lightly crossed his arms.
“I also wouldn’t exactly call you a monster, ojou-san.”
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