[ His glee slowly deflates as the cutscene rolls in. He watches the scene in silence, and at the big reveal, Roland feels his grip on the controller tighten. With his mouth suddenly dry and the high he's chased finished for the day, all he can do is clear his throat and listen to the music blaring in the VR set. ]
That...came out of nowhere. [ He says this quietly, a little confused, but he doesn't take off the headset, not yet. ] Guess my hunch was wrong, huh? [ There's a very significant dip in his energy, but whether or not that's because the game is over and it's back to his usual reality is anyone's game. Roland sets the controller aside and removes the VR headpiece afterwards, no longer waiting for the credits to finish. He glances to his side and offers Tidus a small smile, but a genuine one. Never mind how that ended.
He smooths his hair meticulously with one hand. ]
Well. In real life, the adviser would have been the bad guy. Trust me. I've got good instincts about this kind of stuff. [ And that would be his attempt to remove the idea that he just beat a child, a sick one at that, with a sister who was waiting for him - ]
roland: 👁️👄👁️
[ His glee slowly deflates as the cutscene rolls in. He watches the scene in silence, and at the big reveal, Roland feels his grip on the controller tighten. With his mouth suddenly dry and the high he's chased finished for the day, all he can do is clear his throat and listen to the music blaring in the VR set. ]
That...came out of nowhere. [ He says this quietly, a little confused, but he doesn't take off the headset, not yet. ] Guess my hunch was wrong, huh? [ There's a very significant dip in his energy, but whether or not that's because the game is over and it's back to his usual reality is anyone's game. Roland sets the controller aside and removes the VR headpiece afterwards, no longer waiting for the credits to finish. He glances to his side and offers Tidus a small smile, but a genuine one. Never mind how that ended.
He smooths his hair meticulously with one hand. ]
Well. In real life, the adviser would have been the bad guy. Trust me. I've got good instincts about this kind of stuff. [ And that would be his attempt to remove the idea that he just beat a child, a sick one at that, with a sister who was waiting for him - ]
[ Guess he wasn't playing that game again... ]