[Four months is a long time. Isn't that about the stretch of time between the start and end of their journey? A lot had changed then, too. Here as well- from the moment he'd arrived to the turning of the first new year had included so many new experiences. Getting to know his father, Ardyn, even the Founder King. Meeting the first Oracle, having Luna back for a while. Meeting Pyra, and many of the new friends from home he's come to care for. It's both alarming and incredible how much can change in less than half a year.
All of that is enough to get him to nod, smiling faintly. Yeah, he believes it. And it shows in how Gladio's acting.]
You are different. [Not enough to be unrecognizable- Gladio is Gladio, the core of him is there. It feels like someone's ground down on the sharp edges, leaving him a little wearier, but softer.] I guess I can get up once in a while. The sunrise isn't bad here.
[And he wouldn't mind training with Gladio again. It's been far too long, and no one else really knows how to push him the way Gladio can.]
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All of that is enough to get him to nod, smiling faintly. Yeah, he believes it. And it shows in how Gladio's acting.]
You are different. [Not enough to be unrecognizable- Gladio is Gladio, the core of him is there. It feels like someone's ground down on the sharp edges, leaving him a little wearier, but softer.] I guess I can get up once in a while. The sunrise isn't bad here.
[And he wouldn't mind training with Gladio again. It's been far too long, and no one else really knows how to push him the way Gladio can.]