He remembers the fear too. A bit ridiculous of him, to be afraid of a child. But… but he was weak. Weaker than usual. He couldn’t have used his power or run away, could barely have told them to stop what they were doing. That paired with the strange phenomena that seemingly surrounded him had of course set him on edge.
So maybe that’s why he’s apologizing. For acting like that in front of a child. For scaring them. For any number of things he could come up with, but… those would likely be excuses, wouldn’t they? He knows that the real reason he apologizes is that it’s always his fault. He’s gotten that idea in his head from decades of conditioning and he knows realizing what Maverick did isn’t going to stop the effects.
Still, the fact that Chara seems to know that is making his stomach twist in knots.
“Maybe I am. But that’s not exactly your concern.”
He gathers up enough of his usual ‘hero’ persona to turn a smile back to Chara.
“If you don’t have anything to say, you should go enjoy the party.”
God Chara he was just trying to break the ice why do you have to call him out on weakness and shit
So maybe that’s why he’s apologizing. For acting like that in front of a child. For scaring them. For any number of things he could come up with, but… those would likely be excuses, wouldn’t they? He knows that the real reason he apologizes is that it’s always his fault. He’s gotten that idea in his head from decades of conditioning and he knows realizing what Maverick did isn’t going to stop the effects.
Still, the fact that Chara seems to know that is making his stomach twist in knots.
“Maybe I am. But that’s not exactly your concern.”
He gathers up enough of his usual ‘hero’ persona to turn a smile back to Chara.
“If you don’t have anything to say, you should go enjoy the party.”