[ He doesn't. He really doesn't. Even though he doesn't believe in a god, he believes that there is a higher power, because he's seen her before--"supremacy". But even then, he knows that she's incredibly laissez-faire in however things happen. Que será, será.
Terry has had free will from the start. It was his choice to leave just as much as it was to stay in that hellhole. It was his choice to bury what he was supposed to be just as much as it could have been to comply to his former faction's wishes. It was his choice to ruin his own life and the lives of everyone else around him. He cries in silence.
It's quiet.
Shadow Terrence watches on and he can't help but to smile--a genuine, sweet smile. He tried so hard not to have hope, because it felt like he was getting smacked down every single time every time he dared to have any. But this time... he feels like it can happen. Rio's secret was powerful, creating an impact that hits Terry hard enough for him to realize things that he couldn't before because of how blinded he was to the whole situation. ]
... You're still trying your hardest despite everything. That's great.
[ Even if she didn't need any of that, he says it anyway. He quietly breathes in, his sobs stopping completely. ]
I'm sorry. It must have meant a lot for you to tell me that, to someone that you probably don't care much about. I... I'll keep that secret with me forever. I won't let it go for as long as I live.
[ Terry looks over at his Shadow. The Shadow doesn't say anything, though he stands now instead of sitting. Blood drips from him, since he was drenched from lying down on it a while ago. He opens his mouth to speak, as he tries to carefully choose his words. ]
☁ Your willpower was always the strongest thing about you.
[ Was, because he sure did lose his will to live for like. A week. ]
☁ ... You could probably overcome it, if you wanted to.
[ Though he'll stop that topic there, out of deference to Rio. He doesn't want to feel like it's bragging in front of her, who has a questionable fate as it is from what she just told them. ]
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Terry has had free will from the start. It was his choice to leave just as much as it was to stay in that hellhole. It was his choice to bury what he was supposed to be just as much as it could have been to comply to his former faction's wishes. It was his choice to ruin his own life and the lives of everyone else around him. He cries in silence.
It's quiet.
Shadow Terrence watches on and he can't help but to smile--a genuine, sweet smile. He tried so hard not to have hope, because it felt like he was getting smacked down every single time every time he dared to have any. But this time... he feels like it can happen. Rio's secret was powerful, creating an impact that hits Terry hard enough for him to realize things that he couldn't before because of how blinded he was to the whole situation. ]
... You're still trying your hardest despite everything. That's great.
[ Even if she didn't need any of that, he says it anyway. He quietly breathes in, his sobs stopping completely. ]
I'm sorry. It must have meant a lot for you to tell me that, to someone that you probably don't care much about. I... I'll keep that secret with me forever. I won't let it go for as long as I live.
[ Terry looks over at his Shadow. The Shadow doesn't say anything, though he stands now instead of sitting. Blood drips from him, since he was drenched from lying down on it a while ago. He opens his mouth to speak, as he tries to carefully choose his words. ]
☁ Your willpower was always the strongest thing about you.
[ Was, because he sure did lose his will to live for like. A week. ]
☁ ... You could probably overcome it, if you wanted to.
[ Though he'll stop that topic there, out of deference to Rio. He doesn't want to feel like it's bragging in front of her, who has a questionable fate as it is from what she just told them. ]