Lonely... no one had ever put it so succinctly before. He had tried to live up to his promise. To live, to live some more.
"All other units were designed with combination abilities," he says, after a moment more. Slowly. "Even the unit who transferred from another country was modified to allow for it."
Duke wasn't even Japanese in origin. And yet, he'd formed up with Deckerd and Gunmax. The entire Build Team was one big combiner. Which just... left one. Who leaned into his persona for all he was worth. Because why not? Any potential connection like that had been left at the bottom of the sea.
"Lonely... I suppose I was accustomed to it. Am too accustomed to it. Even now, here. Where I know full well you're being truthful."
well now i'm just in the prose mode
"All other units were designed with combination abilities," he says, after a moment more. Slowly. "Even the unit who transferred from another country was modified to allow for it."
Duke wasn't even Japanese in origin. And yet, he'd formed up with Deckerd and Gunmax. The entire Build Team was one big combiner. Which just... left one. Who leaned into his persona for all he was worth. Because why not? Any potential connection like that had been left at the bottom of the sea.
"Lonely... I suppose I was accustomed to it. Am too accustomed to it. Even now, here. Where I know full well you're being truthful."