[Yusei unconsciously grips his left arm with his free hand. He doesn't seem aware that he's doing it, and his expression doesn't give much away. But even though it's been several months since he first received the Mark of the Dragon, it still feels like he's stolen something that doesn't belong to him. He's not like Jack, or Ruka, or Aki, who had the mark practically from birth, and it always had flickered in and out, like it wasn't entirely meant to be with him, like it was tossed to him as a last second thought the moment he came anywhere near the conflict.
Sometimes he wonders, if Rudger had never been led astray by Yliaster, if Rex had chosen to fight for the Signers instead of rending the cycle apart...would he have ever recieved this?
If he knew the specifics of how Hibiki had recieved her Symphogear, he'd certainly sympathize more. But he'd also applaud her courage for seizing the power given to her without doubt, instead of how Yusei himself had cautiously treaded water, wary of how others were trying to use him and the others that had gathered.]
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[Yusei unconsciously grips his left arm with his free hand. He doesn't seem aware that he's doing it, and his expression doesn't give much away. But even though it's been several months since he first received the Mark of the Dragon, it still feels like he's stolen something that doesn't belong to him. He's not like Jack, or Ruka, or Aki, who had the mark practically from birth, and it always had flickered in and out, like it wasn't entirely meant to be with him, like it was tossed to him as a last second thought the moment he came anywhere near the conflict.
Sometimes he wonders, if Rudger had never been led astray by Yliaster, if Rex had chosen to fight for the Signers instead of rending the cycle apart...would he have ever recieved this?
If he knew the specifics of how Hibiki had recieved her Symphogear, he'd certainly sympathize more. But he'd also applaud her courage for seizing the power given to her without doubt, instead of how Yusei himself had cautiously treaded water, wary of how others were trying to use him and the others that had gathered.]
You're strong.
[He can admit that much, at least.]