Forgiveness
@robotdcd continued from here
“I thank you for your kindness but...” He trailed off, his eyes downcast for a moment before he picked up again. “It would have been different if his death was preventable, and if I hadn’t made as big of mistakes as I had, but unfortunately that’s not what happened. I’m sure you know about that faux X that ruled over Neo Arcadia for a while. I was foolish enough to follow him and make the mess bigger. If it was just something I spotted and prevented it would have been different but...”
He shook his head, trying his best to create a real, true smile on his face. It was hard but he wanted to at least try. “Nevertheless I’m glad that you can forgive me... I just hope one day I can actually talk to Master X about it. His cyber elf form is elusive though, so I’m not sure how easy that will be.” Or if it was possible at all. It’s likely that X was gone for good. Something that hurt his heart to think of but then again, Rock told him he couldn’t be too mad. After all the world was at peace again, Neo Arcadia’s rebuilding was going well, the energy crisis resolved-- things were getting better.
And best of all, they were being reminded of the history they had forgotten so long ago. “Nevertheless, thank you for building him... and thank you for holding such hope in your heart. To be honest if not for you I literally would not be here right now. And without you I’m sure none of this would be as it is.” X never talked about Light labs with Harpuia, he was in the dark about the origins of his master, but Rock was pretty open about it. Talking about it frequently and telling stories. He was so quick to explain to them how life was like back then-- it sounded so much more colorful than it did now.