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[holyjudgement.livejournal.com]

[Hope's been putting this off for a while.

Well, okay, that's not strictly true. Things have been coming up, genuine excuses that have been keeping him distracted. But there's also been downtime between the craziness, and he knows he's been avoiding this: the talk he needs to have with Snow. He doesn't want to have to rehash this again, but really? If there are things Snow doesn't remember, it'll come up sooner or later. And the fact Hope couldn't just speak to Snow back home was the reason things turned out as ugly as they did. He doesn't want anything like that to happen again.

So, he'll be looking around the house for him today, checking Serah's room, the kitchen, the garden -- anywhere he's likely to find him.]

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[holyjudgement.livejournal.com]

I -- I don't really remember what happened. There was an attack, and a big explosion. You saved my life. You didn't have to, you were hurt badly, but you saved me anyway.

[He's looking anywhere but at Snow, head still bent ashamedly.]

If... If you're mad at me, I can leave.

[rebelpugilist.livejournal.com]

[Snow puts up a hand to halt him, his expression somewhat puzzled, but otherwise calm.]

Hold it right there. Do I look mad to you, kid?

[holyjudgement.livejournal.com]

[Hope looks up, and blinks.]

...No. But I didn't know how you'd react. Everything's different now we're on Gaia.

[rebelpugilist.livejournal.com]

Gotta be honest. I'm not really sure how I feel. I felt guilty about your mom, Hope... still do. Can't blame you for bein' mad. It was an accident, I did everything I could, I tried to stop her from going... and the worst happened. I'd be pretty pissed, too, if I were you.

[He frowns again.]

But you didn't hurt me. You stopped. That's what matters.

[holyjudgement.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I know it wasn't your fault, Snow. I know that now. Please don't blame yourself. [Hope hesitates, but gains in confidence as he speaks.]

...Now you know, we can still be friends, right?

[rebelpugilist.livejournal.com]

I know I can't really blame myself. I fought like hell to protect her. I told her not to come. [Snow just shakes his head.] I couldn't have stopped it. But I wish I'd been able to.

[He looks up at Hope's question.]

Of course. What kind of a question is that? You're still my buddy, right?