Tidus lets him speak, lets him have his silence too. At least Roland recognises it: that he's rarely been allowed an opportunity like this, even before his life on a train. A brain that still might be tilted towards working, mingling the two in an affair Tidus can't imagine, but hey--isn't that why a guy like him is around? To remind everyone that work or waiting for the next battle isn't how they have to live.
"You know, I wanted to see a guy like you helping around on the train 'cause I knew you'd be good at it. You know what you're doing! And I bet the way you work is great when you're an adviser or President. Maybe it's the only way you can work." The only way to do things--to constantly be doing, nothing else. With a larger population and larger responsibilities on your shoulders. "But work can wait here. The next time we see this, it'll be because a world's in danger, we'll be running around, we won't have time to think."
Does it make much of a difference? Is he saying what he wants to say? He looks back over his shoulder at Roland, then back out to the sea.
"Tell me what this makes you think about. I wanna know what's on your mind."
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Tidus lets him speak, lets him have his silence too. At least Roland recognises it: that he's rarely been allowed an opportunity like this, even before his life on a train. A brain that still might be tilted towards working, mingling the two in an affair Tidus can't imagine, but hey--isn't that why a guy like him is around? To remind everyone that work or waiting for the next battle isn't how they have to live.
"You know, I wanted to see a guy like you helping around on the train 'cause I knew you'd be good at it. You know what you're doing! And I bet the way you work is great when you're an adviser or President. Maybe it's the only way you can work." The only way to do things--to constantly be doing, nothing else. With a larger population and larger responsibilities on your shoulders. "But work can wait here. The next time we see this, it'll be because a world's in danger, we'll be running around, we won't have time to think."
Does it make much of a difference? Is he saying what he wants to say? He looks back over his shoulder at Roland, then back out to the sea.
"Tell me what this makes you think about. I wanna know what's on your mind."