[He's not sure if this is better or worse than the scary hunger.]
You're... [He doesn't have time to be afraid of whatever that was. His fear over Celeste being in danger wins out.] You're too close to him! He's gonna hurt you worse!
[He wants to try to get to him- be some kind of distraction for Lumen so Celeste can get away. But Mabosstiff puts a stopper on that, gripping hard into his pant leg with his teeth and growling.
Arven tugs back in defiance to no avail. He looks down at Mabosstiff, desperate.]
But...!
[No. Mabosstiff needs to keep his family safe, and Celeste surely wouldn't want Arven getting hurt in his place.]
[Ah. He's worrying him. He should probably try to move, but... what's the point? He is close to him, but it wasn't like moving away would let him do anything more effective to him.
[And that's just scratching the surface of why, in this moment, in this Despair, he thinks it would be more than okay for Lumen to take out all his anger, all his pain on him.
And, disconcerting words aside, Mabosstiff is right. As terrible as he's feeling right now, he'd feel worse if anyone got hurt trying to help him. So there's just the tiniest, briefest quirk to the corner of his lips at the pokemon's actions.]
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You're... [He doesn't have time to be afraid of whatever that was. His fear over Celeste being in danger wins out.] You're too close to him! He's gonna hurt you worse!
[He wants to try to get to him- be some kind of distraction for Lumen so Celeste can get away. But Mabosstiff puts a stopper on that, gripping hard into his pant leg with his teeth and growling.
Arven tugs back in defiance to no avail. He looks down at Mabosstiff, desperate.]
But...!
[No. Mabosstiff needs to keep his family safe, and Celeste surely wouldn't want Arven getting hurt in his place.]
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No, he was right where he ought to be.]
That's fine, I... deserve it, don't I? I hurt him, badly.
[And that's just scratching the surface of why, in this moment, in this Despair, he thinks it would be more than okay for Lumen to take out all his anger, all his pain on him.
And, disconcerting words aside, Mabosstiff is right. As terrible as he's feeling right now, he'd feel worse if anyone got hurt trying to help him. So there's just the tiniest, briefest quirk to the corner of his lips at the pokemon's actions.]
Good boy... keep him safe, alright?
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What're you saying?! You're doing what you gotta to save him! To save everyone!
[There's only one way out of this nightmare, after all. They need to defeat the source.]