[If all Xemnas is after at the moment is offering assistance, then... well, he'll be suspicious of the motives, of course, but Isa also knows better than to turn up his nose at a helping hand when he's in need of it.
Admitting he's in need of it is a different matter altogether, though, and if that's a requirement, then that pesky pride may very well prevent him from accepting that help after all.]
Is that what you're doing, Xemnas? Offering assistance?
[It honestly seems too good to be true, and he's sure that shows through in his voice, but chalk that one up to the permeating exhaustion.]
[Being suspicious of his motives is definitely a good call. Especially when altruism would almost certainly involve having more of a heart than he actually has. And while he is willing to help out, he's almost certainly planning to make use of anything that should happen to come of his having done so, even if he hasn't made any definitive plans just at the moment.]
For now, yes. Provided it is something that you would be willing to accept.
[He's under no illusions about what Isa thinks of him. But if he's willing to accept a hand, than Xemnas will gladly offer it.]
[It's a difficult decision to make, but one that needs to be made quickly. Should Xemnas leave, then there's no telling what will become of him. Maybe he'll be able to tap into energy that hasn't yet been sapped away. Maybe he'll be able to clear out the vines and create a safe enough area to get out or rest. Maybe he won't be able to do that, and would be left to the vines' mercy, or lack thereof.
Or Xemnas could stay, and offer what assistance he could, and Isa would be opening himself up to whatever use Xemnas would come up with for the help in exchange. At the same time... that's a known variable. He knows Xemnas. He's suspicious of him, but he does still trust him, to an extent. He doesn't know what awaits him if he doesn't accept.
So he tries to stand a little straighter to respond.]
[For now, at least, Xemnas doesn't have any particularly nefarious plans. He has to admit to a certain amount of curiosity as to where this simple offer of generosity will get him, both now and in the long run. But he's not about to actually mention that. Either Isa already knows or he doesn't, and there's no real need for Xemnas to elaborate on that front. Not when time is of the essence.
All the same there is still a smile at Isa's comment, and it's a none-too-friendly one besides, as most of his tend to be.]
Then consider it done.
[He's moving closer even as he speaks, still unhurried as ever, but trusting Isa to hold to his word and not take it on himself to find the energy to launch one last desperate attack. And when Xemnas does finally come within arm's length he makes not even the slightest attempt to do similarly. Instead, he simply offers Isa his hand - or a shoulder, should it come to that. Of course, with Xemnas still wearing his customary coat and gloves, there's very little to assist with actual Chroma recovery (not that either of them are likely aware that such things might be necessary), but even without that he's more than willing to offer the assistance he'd promised besides.]
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Date: 2019-04-28 08:11 am (UTC)[If all Xemnas is after at the moment is offering assistance, then... well, he'll be suspicious of the motives, of course, but Isa also knows better than to turn up his nose at a helping hand when he's in need of it.
Admitting he's in need of it is a different matter altogether, though, and if that's a requirement, then that pesky pride may very well prevent him from accepting that help after all.]
Is that what you're doing, Xemnas? Offering assistance?
[It honestly seems too good to be true, and he's sure that shows through in his voice, but chalk that one up to the permeating exhaustion.]
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Date: 2019-05-03 01:36 am (UTC)For now, yes. Provided it is something that you would be willing to accept.
[He's under no illusions about what Isa thinks of him. But if he's willing to accept a hand, than Xemnas will gladly offer it.]
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Date: 2019-05-06 09:40 am (UTC)Or Xemnas could stay, and offer what assistance he could, and Isa would be opening himself up to whatever use Xemnas would come up with for the help in exchange. At the same time... that's a known variable. He knows Xemnas. He's suspicious of him, but he does still trust him, to an extent. He doesn't know what awaits him if he doesn't accept.
So he tries to stand a little straighter to respond.]
It is.
[The Contract Is Sealed, etc.]
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Date: 2019-05-21 04:51 am (UTC)All the same there is still a smile at Isa's comment, and it's a none-too-friendly one besides, as most of his tend to be.]
Then consider it done.
[He's moving closer even as he speaks, still unhurried as ever, but trusting Isa to hold to his word and not take it on himself to find the energy to launch one last desperate attack. And when Xemnas does finally come within arm's length he makes not even the slightest attempt to do similarly. Instead, he simply offers Isa his hand - or a shoulder, should it come to that. Of course, with Xemnas still wearing his customary coat and gloves, there's very little to assist with actual Chroma recovery (not that either of them are likely aware that such things might be necessary), but even without that he's more than willing to offer the assistance he'd promised besides.]