Endrance just sighed, pulling his long legs into the chair with him and wrapping his arms around them. It hurt, but he ignored that pain. Besides that...the accusation hurt more than anything physical would have. "I didn't mean it like that, no. Of course this isn't our world! But..."
He sighed, and uncurled one arm just enough to gesture to the bandages on the others' bodies. "You can't get hurt in a simulation, no matter how realistic it is...and there's more to it than that. It seems to, at least, know our weak points. I..."
Another sigh, and Endrance looked down, staring at the floor. "Seven years ago...we were against an enemy with every chance to learn every single one of our weak points. It had access to the entire network, and it didn't care what damage it did, as long as it wasn't wiped from existence. And yet...not even something with that strong a motivation exploited every single weak point, like this place seems determined to."
That last statement...it was enough to make Endrance want to cry, but he didn't. "Haseo. Tsukasa. None of this is your fault. If anything, it's mine. I was the first one brought here, and I...I couldn't keep them from taking you. I couldn't even protect anyone that was here before, and..." The words trailed off, and he had to stifle a choked sob.
[ M4 - O Haseo, why don't you make En cry moar? ]
He sighed, and uncurled one arm just enough to gesture to the bandages on the others' bodies. "You can't get hurt in a simulation, no matter how realistic it is...and there's more to it than that. It seems to, at least, know our weak points. I..."
Another sigh, and Endrance looked down, staring at the floor. "Seven years ago...we were against an enemy with every chance to learn every single one of our weak points. It had access to the entire network, and it didn't care what damage it did, as long as it wasn't wiped from existence. And yet...not even something with that strong a motivation exploited every single weak point, like this place seems determined to."
That last statement...it was enough to make Endrance want to cry, but he didn't. "Haseo. Tsukasa. None of this is your fault. If anything, it's mine. I was the first one brought here, and I...I couldn't keep them from taking you. I couldn't even protect anyone that was here before, and..." The words trailed off, and he had to stifle a choked sob.