[ It's too much even before Setsuna arrives at his last critical hit. Lyle as 'Lockon Stratos'? His brother, who has always hated being compared to him, taking up his name? Just what kind of nightmare future has he locked him into? Everything he was doing, he'd always told himself it was for Lyle's sake, for a better future Lyle would be living in and--
"Lyle's the one that ended up killing Ali al-Saachez."
Turns out there is something worse than dying in vain. It's dying to the active detriment of everyone you ever loved. Appearing to Setsuna in dreams or whatever, that's just... It's not enough. ]
... I see.
[ He'd been talking big game about accepting his punishment at the end of it all, but even being conscious feels like too much punishment to bear right now. ]
That's my brother for you.
[ It feels like his voice is on autopilot. He doesn't think he's really looking at anything right now, doesn't think that he can. His hands are shaking, so he keeps them under the table. ]
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"Lyle's the one that ended up killing Ali al-Saachez."
Turns out there is something worse than dying in vain. It's dying to the active detriment of everyone you ever loved. Appearing to Setsuna in dreams or whatever, that's just... It's not enough. ]
... I see.
[ He'd been talking big game about accepting his punishment at the end of it all, but even being conscious feels like too much punishment to bear right now. ]
That's my brother for you.
[ It feels like his voice is on autopilot. He doesn't think he's really looking at anything right now, doesn't think that he can. His hands are shaking, so he keeps them under the table. ]