[ jude isn't surprised by the sparse furnishing; 9s' room is similar, after all. he didn't expect hers to be different.
he takes a seat on the couch and pats the space next to him, gesturing for her to come on over. ]
So...
[ a deep breath. ]
There are certain things about YoRHa that I don't think I'll ever understand, nor approve of, but... the biggest thing I didn't understand was that what happened between you and 9S wasn't your fault. I didn't understand that, if you could, you'd give anything to protect him. I didn't understand any of it.
[ jude rubs at the nape of his neck, unable to meet 2b's gaze even through the goggles. ]
And because I didn't understand, I lashed out.
9S is... important to me. And you're important to me, too, 2B. That's why it hurt so much. Because I admire you. I respect you. That hasn't changed. That won't change. But at the time... I thought it might.
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he takes a seat on the couch and pats the space next to him, gesturing for her to come on over. ]
So...
[ a deep breath. ]
There are certain things about YoRHa that I don't think I'll ever understand, nor approve of, but... the biggest thing I didn't understand was that what happened between you and 9S wasn't your fault. I didn't understand that, if you could, you'd give anything to protect him. I didn't understand any of it.
[ jude rubs at the nape of his neck, unable to meet 2b's gaze even through the goggles. ]
And because I didn't understand, I lashed out.
9S is... important to me. And you're important to me, too, 2B. That's why it hurt so much. Because I admire you. I respect you. That hasn't changed. That won't change. But at the time... I thought it might.
And I'm sorry. I was naive.