[ Sure, Inigo ensured that this trip would have a useful aspect to it, since he thought Roland would appreciate it.. But he's also very much determined to not make this an all-work-no-fun sort of thing. Inigo hates the thought of that, after all, and.. it's also just kind of nice, isn't it? Being able to spend time in such a nice place, right alongside someone he's grown really fond of really quickly?
These are exactly the kind of moments he never got to have with his father back home, so he might as well catch up on it now with the most paternal person he knows. ]
Here, hold out your arm. [ He waits for a moment until Roland does so. It's probably obvious where this is going, and indeed, Inigo reaches out to hold the string of flowers against Roland's wrist, tying the ends of the outermost two stems together so it's a flower bracelet. ]
These purple flowers are called heliotrope. Mother always said they symbolize devotion. [ He finishes tying it up and pulls back. ] I think it suits you.
[ After all, Roland has shown that, if nothing else, he is devoted to the things he commits to. The way he was so earnest in helping out Tidus in the luggage car, the way he came back bleeding from that mission and still was thinking of others, the way he took Inigo's dumb thoughts about Roland seeming like a father so seriously.. It all screams devotion to him. ]
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[ Sure, Inigo ensured that this trip would have a useful aspect to it, since he thought Roland would appreciate it.. But he's also very much determined to not make this an all-work-no-fun sort of thing. Inigo hates the thought of that, after all, and.. it's also just kind of nice, isn't it? Being able to spend time in such a nice place, right alongside someone he's grown really fond of really quickly?
These are exactly the kind of moments he never got to have with his father back home, so he might as well catch up on it now with the most paternal person he knows. ]
Here, hold out your arm. [ He waits for a moment until Roland does so. It's probably obvious where this is going, and indeed, Inigo reaches out to hold the string of flowers against Roland's wrist, tying the ends of the outermost two stems together so it's a flower bracelet. ]
These purple flowers are called heliotrope. Mother always said they symbolize devotion. [ He finishes tying it up and pulls back. ] I think it suits you.
[ After all, Roland has shown that, if nothing else, he is devoted to the things he commits to. The way he was so earnest in helping out Tidus in the luggage car, the way he came back bleeding from that mission and still was thinking of others, the way he took Inigo's dumb thoughts about Roland seeming like a father so seriously.. It all screams devotion to him. ]