"...Maybe. But they still need someone, don't they?"
He's not comfortable with the idea of touching another person; too much has happened to make him wary of contact with anyone who isn't blood related. The mere idea of being used as a power source fuelled by hugs is enough to set Gordin's skin crawling, but he's doing his damnedest to keep his gaze level.
Ladies like Lightning deserve no less than eye contact far as he's concerned.
"You don't like it, right? I don't either, ma'am; please don't think I mean disrespect. But...It's no different, is it? Fighting for something or someone who needs you, and, um, hugging or whatever they need to save people. If this is really a city, then Naga strike me down if I'm not going to do what I can to help them even if it's the daftest thing in the world."
It's his duty. It's the entire purpose of his life, to do what his lord would desire. Hiding or avoiding contact for as long as he can is certainly a possibility, but just up and leaving is something that no proper Altean soldier could abide. Still, he's well aware that he's treading on thin ice and it's enough to cause his voice to falter a little. "And I'd rather make someone happy to save a city than end a life when there's already so much war around. ...B-but I know that's just me, too; if you really don't fancy it, then I hope that you find something else to give your stay here meaning."
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He's not comfortable with the idea of touching another person; too much has happened to make him wary of contact with anyone who isn't blood related. The mere idea of being used as a power source fuelled by hugs is enough to set Gordin's skin crawling, but he's doing his damnedest to keep his gaze level.
Ladies like Lightning deserve no less than eye contact far as he's concerned.
"You don't like it, right? I don't either, ma'am; please don't think I mean disrespect. But...It's no different, is it? Fighting for something or someone who needs you, and, um, hugging or whatever they need to save people. If this is really a city, then Naga strike me down if I'm not going to do what I can to help them even if it's the daftest thing in the world."
It's his duty. It's the entire purpose of his life, to do what his lord would desire. Hiding or avoiding contact for as long as he can is certainly a possibility, but just up and leaving is something that no proper Altean soldier could abide. Still, he's well aware that he's treading on thin ice and it's enough to cause his voice to falter a little.
"And I'd rather make someone happy to save a city than end a life when there's already so much war around. ...B-but I know that's just me, too; if you really don't fancy it, then I hope that you find something else to give your stay here meaning."