>>5431254>>5431433>>5431642"How did the topic get here in the first place?" You tilt your head in confusion after seeing the two of them talk about relationships and the three dimensional aspects of the self. The apex of stoner talk, if you've ever heard one.
"Ah, guess ya weren't there when the fight broke out. Ya see, Guts 'ere had a small bickering with Casca after she was finally able to speak with 'im without fainting. First thing she did was tell us she was thankful for all 'is effort, but now that they're finally together, it's hard to ignore the problems of the past."
"...She told me she would rather not have to remember what she went through every day, or be together with the one who left her defenseless for two years without ever looking back." Guts solemnly sulks.
"But I thought you two were keeping it together after the encounter at the beach."
"Something has changed since then, hasn't it?" Guts' somber tone alludes to Cindy's passing. With her going away, so went Zhafira's positive outlook on life that gave them a morale to continue in the first place. Being the second one most closely relating to her in terms of background and situation, she must be the one suffering the most from her fear of mortality." Guts touch the eyelid of his missing retina, remembering what it's last sight was. "Our times in Griffith's Band was always one filled with discussions and bickering, but this time... I had no strength left with me to convince her to stay."
"Bein' the only one who has a long lastin' marriage, I figured I'd share my perspective about marriage, even if I want you to go fuck yerself, doesn't mean ya deserve to be unhappy for life. So I made a good example of me and Jodi."
"Right, you two had no problem departing despite being so in love with each other, how did she handle it?"
"We fucked like bunnies until a few minutes before ya showed up to the house, what else?" You and Guts nearly spill your drinks through your nose as you're struck by Hyde's trademark lack of a filter, but he quickly goes back to his counseling role:
"But before that, we made sure that we'd both have nothing to worry about. No unsolved problems over than missing her from afar."
"What do you mean by that?"
"That's where I was getting at before ya interrupted me, partner! No one can be in our heads all the time other than ourselves! Not even Vlad would handle all I think about on a daily basis!"
"Oh, I wonder..." Like he had anything else in his mind...
"What breaks up plenty of couples sometimes is just that people will always be people! Doesn't have to be a meltdown every time! Sometimes one is poor and can't afford much other than their own, sometimes they fall in love with someone else, sometimes the sparks just ain't there no more, and that's alright! Your problems couldn't have come from something y'all could predict. No point in wondering on what could've been!"
