[ Amos warily eyes Dimitri as he moves to stand, but he can tell that Dimitri isn't able to go at this as hard as he'd like — probably because it's the exact same case for Amos. They'd fought alongside, against one another before when actually in good health; here they're just two men quicker to ache and tire.
So while Amos does tense a little as Dimitri gets back to his feet, he stays in place — both because he thinks there isn't much of a physical threat, and because he knows his own capabilities are seriously diminished. Or at least probably not going to let him do much of anything like he'd hoped. ]
I know.
[ It's not personal. Of course it's not. That doesn't stop him from feeling the assault Meridian wracks on his being, though. (Doesn't make him stop and think that maybe the reverse is true for Zenith and Dimitri either, though.) Because that hope and love and worry Dimitri has for those long dead... It's kind of stupid, isn't it? It could be replaced so easily, if he'd just let him.
A beat. ]
Can't blame a guy for trying.
[ Wry, and an attempt at an olive branch. You absolutely could blame a guy for trying. He'd deserve it.
But not like that's going to get them anywhere now either, is it. So why bother? ]
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So while Amos does tense a little as Dimitri gets back to his feet, he stays in place — both because he thinks there isn't much of a physical threat, and because he knows his own capabilities are seriously diminished. Or at least probably not going to let him do much of anything like he'd hoped. ]
I know.
[ It's not personal. Of course it's not. That doesn't stop him from feeling the assault Meridian wracks on his being, though. (Doesn't make him stop and think that maybe the reverse is true for Zenith and Dimitri either, though.) Because that hope and love and worry Dimitri has for those long dead... It's kind of stupid, isn't it? It could be replaced so easily, if he'd just let him.
A beat. ]
Can't blame a guy for trying.
[ Wry, and an attempt at an olive branch. You absolutely could blame a guy for trying. He'd deserve it.
But not like that's going to get them anywhere now either, is it. So why bother? ]