Father...No. By being one's father it meant that you had a part in giving birth, had a part in the creation of something. Even if he had succeeded in creating something to the extent of Neo Arcadia, that was hundreds of years in the future. At that point, he possibly could have learned from his mistakes, and perhaps even become someone worthy of that title and sentiment. Maybe he'd atoned for what he'd done.
But that was the future. This was now.
Even if he had become someone better, he wasn't now. X wasn't about to be so arrogant as to claim the accomplishments of someone he wasn't yet.
"I...thank you."
To be admired...X had rarely experienced that feeling outside of his stint as the Hunter Leader, but even then, it was still a new sensation to him. Not at all a bad one, but still one that would get that feeling of slight shyness to the surface, that was for sure.
Though...
"It's okay, Harpuia, I understand."
He even made an attempt at smiling, but with the thoughts whirling in his mind, it probably came off as wan, perhaps forced. With an attempt at humor that he just didn't have, with everything considered, but for Harpuia's sake he figured he needed to keep his mood up.
Father.
No. The closest X would ever allow himself to be (in terms of biological, human, relationship titles) was his brother. Brotherhood signified equality, or at least that one could teach the other. Even younger brothers could protect the elder and teach them what they didn't know. In the case of father and son, there was that barrier of respect, one that in X's eyes, he didn't deserve. Not when it was proven already that he was far less logical than his companion, and probably less mature.
Still...
Having a little brother, even from the future was a strangely thrilling idea. Even if he was more mature than he was.
If I keep editing this thing, I'm going to spend a million years on it.
Father...No. By being one's father it meant that you had a part in giving birth, had a part in the creation of something. Even if he had succeeded in creating something to the extent of Neo Arcadia, that was hundreds of years in the future. At that point, he possibly could have learned from his mistakes, and perhaps even become someone worthy of that title and sentiment. Maybe he'd atoned for what he'd done.
But that was the future. This was now.
Even if he had become someone better, he wasn't now. X wasn't about to be so arrogant as to claim the accomplishments of someone he wasn't yet.
"I...thank you."
To be admired...X had rarely experienced that feeling outside of his stint as the Hunter Leader, but even then, it was still a new sensation to him. Not at all a bad one, but still one that would get that feeling of slight shyness to the surface, that was for sure.
Though...
"It's okay, Harpuia, I understand."
He even made an attempt at smiling, but with the thoughts whirling in his mind, it probably came off as wan, perhaps forced. With an attempt at humor that he just didn't have, with everything considered, but for Harpuia's sake he figured he needed to keep his mood up.
Father.
No. The closest X would ever allow himself to be (in terms of biological, human, relationship titles) was his brother. Brotherhood signified equality, or at least that one could teach the other. Even younger brothers could protect the elder and teach them what they didn't know. In the case of father and son, there was that barrier of respect, one that in X's eyes, he didn't deserve. Not when it was proven already that he was far less logical than his companion, and probably less mature.
Still...
Having a little brother, even from the future was a strangely thrilling idea. Even if he was more mature than he was.