At least Tidus actually sounding Tidus-like calms him down a little bit, but something still feels off. Those Esteban-like actions from a moment ago, and now Tidus here saying that he and Esteban came to help Inigo.
It's not surprising that out of all people it'd be Esteban who would help bring him back alongside Tidus. That's not what's confusing about this situation. What's confusing is that even as Inigo quickly looks around them, he can't see a single other person, let alone someone who stands out as much as Esteban does, with his bright and bubbly personality.
That fact in combination with Tidus's odd behaviour from a moment ago does bring Inigo closer to the truth. But since he has no clue about how anchoring works, not having been one of the people to do it back on Diagad, he still can't reach the full truth here. Instead it feels like Esteban must be somehow.. inside Tidus? Are they sharing a body?
It's still concerning, and although Inigo is no longer audibly wondering about Tidus's identity, it makes his gaze worried in a slightly more sad way as he looks down at the other.
"O-- Okay. It's you." He at least acknowledges that much. "But then.. where is Esteban?"
Inigo raises one of his hands, pulling it up from the ground so he can instead gently put it on Tidus's face. His palm touching the other guy's cheek, the tips of his fingers moving into Tidus's hair near his temples.
In reality, he's just trying to see if he can feel if something is off in Tidus's head, or somehow within him. Whether he can feel Esteban's presence this way.
But somewhere between the tender touch and the way Inigo leans a little closer to see if he can see anything Esteban-like about Tidus, it sure does seem a lot like he's about to kiss the other guy.
Which might be a problem for Tidus, when coupled with that thought from Esteban's end that entered his head just now.
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It's not surprising that out of all people it'd be Esteban who would help bring him back alongside Tidus. That's not what's confusing about this situation. What's confusing is that even as Inigo quickly looks around them, he can't see a single other person, let alone someone who stands out as much as Esteban does, with his bright and bubbly personality.
That fact in combination with Tidus's odd behaviour from a moment ago does bring Inigo closer to the truth. But since he has no clue about how anchoring works, not having been one of the people to do it back on Diagad, he still can't reach the full truth here. Instead it feels like Esteban must be somehow.. inside Tidus? Are they sharing a body?
It's still concerning, and although Inigo is no longer audibly wondering about Tidus's identity, it makes his gaze worried in a slightly more sad way as he looks down at the other.
"O-- Okay. It's you." He at least acknowledges that much. "But then.. where is Esteban?"
Inigo raises one of his hands, pulling it up from the ground so he can instead gently put it on Tidus's face. His palm touching the other guy's cheek, the tips of his fingers moving into Tidus's hair near his temples.
In reality, he's just trying to see if he can feel if something is off in Tidus's head, or somehow within him. Whether he can feel Esteban's presence this way.
But somewhere between the tender touch and the way Inigo leans a little closer to see if he can see anything Esteban-like about Tidus, it sure does seem a lot like he's about to kiss the other guy.
Which might be a problem for Tidus, when coupled with that thought from Esteban's end that entered his head just now.