I can lie about a lot, easily, but I'm not gonna make a promise that important and make it a lie. You deserve friends who treat you right.
[Colin retrieves a handkerchief from one of his pockets and starts to dab at her cheeks. While hugging her. With pretty darn good aim. Yeah, he's done this before. A LOT.]
I can promise I'm not gonna go out of my way to hurt you or desert you. But I'm not gonna set you up to be hurt if the universe decides it's had enough of my shit.
[Or any of the people in the Bastion. Which... is honestly what Colin's projections have him most worried about, but he won't go admitting THAT to a tearful girl.]
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[Yep, still a sad smile.]
I can lie about a lot, easily, but I'm not gonna make a promise that important and make it a lie. You deserve friends who treat you right.
[Colin retrieves a handkerchief from one of his pockets and starts to dab at her cheeks. While hugging her. With pretty darn good aim. Yeah, he's done this before. A LOT.]
I can promise I'm not gonna go out of my way to hurt you or desert you. But I'm not gonna set you up to be hurt if the universe decides it's had enough of my shit.
[Or any of the people in the Bastion. Which... is honestly what Colin's projections have him most worried about, but he won't go admitting THAT to a tearful girl.]