what if........ why Rin SAYS he didn't make a Braska coin: 'it was not cost effective to make coins for every high summoner.' the actual reason: he was trying to shack up with Cid's sister so that he would have an in with the Al Bhed leader to fund his future business projects (maybe actual feelings, too. MAYBE. if Rin is capable of those......) then some lame Yevonite boy, with NO business sense, came into the picture and swooped her away. he's still not over it. NO COIN FOR U, BRASKA
i’m not saying i’ve totally thought about this scenario before but i totally have... ! even if he was just her friend back in the day, i can’t think he’d have been happy about seeing her pulled away like that... with no goodbye or anything~ he certainly doesn’t sound thrilled in that dialogue when he tells tidus about it and i’m not gonna just chalk it up to voice acting.
“sounds like loooove~~~” “... yes.”
even if it wasn’t romantic at all, though, i can definitely still see rin having some negative feelings about the whole situation. i always picture the al bhed being such a tight-knit culture that anyone of consequence vanishing hurts. and, of course, cid’s sister was definitely someone important... and i doubt just because of him. i love picturing him and cid and his sister all being very close, growing up together. and when she’s gone it’s just... empty. i also like the idea that her leaving somehow inspired him to leave as well in the years that followed...
y’know, to make some coin off those silly yevoners~ 0:3












