G'raha Tia was a clever thing. A bit of a brat - no matter the iteration - but no less clever. There was a deviousness about him that never quite faded even as the Crystal Exarch. Therefore he wondered how much this the Exarch was already anticipating. No one knew G'raha Tia better them himself after all. Theo himself didn't know what to expect beyond the Miqo'te realizing what it was that Theo was implying. It was a surprise and yet not so much to hear him ask. The question was... How much to ultimately reveal.
"An inevitability," was the answer that Theo supplied. He didn't want G'raha to feel pressured out of sympathy for another version of himself. "A price is required to do that which is impossible. Payment was due."
Anything beyond that? Well Theo wouldn't say. It wasn't really his tale to tell now was it?
"Though know we do not know what will happen should you accept. Perhaps nothing and the soul within will simply fade. Another outcome is that one soul will overpower the other. However, it is still your choice. One that I would implore you think about as you have a tendency towards self-sacrifice."
G'raha is quiet as he considers it - though his serious contemplation is briefly interrupted by an affronted look at the comment about self-sacrifice. He opens his mouth to ask how Theo even knows that and then closes it again because, well, it's obvious isn't it? Even if Theo hadn't gotten to know him better during his adventures with the other version of him, the very fact he had to come into the Crystal Tower to have this conversation is testament to his predilictions.
A sheepish look flickers over his face before he looks back down at the crystal. He has something else to consider, too. Theo seems different, more open, and he can't help but wonder if that's a result of the time they spent together, can't help but be curious about those memories... Theo is right, there's no telling what might happen, but the curiosity niggles at him.
In the end it seems obvious to him - Theo may have spoken in euphemisms but it's clear the other him is no more, all that remains of him is in this crystal, and how can he just abandon that? Abandon himself? More than that, how can he just let all that knowledge be lost? Maybe the other G'raha knew something that would allow him to leave the tower, to keep it safe without his presence...
"I appreciate you giving me the choice, and all the facts that you can," he says eventually "but I think... I think I have to do it. It might not work as intended, yes, but the possibilities if it does... I need to. I want to."
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"An inevitability," was the answer that Theo supplied. He didn't want G'raha to feel pressured out of sympathy for another version of himself. "A price is required to do that which is impossible. Payment was due."
Anything beyond that? Well Theo wouldn't say. It wasn't really his tale to tell now was it?
"Though know we do not know what will happen should you accept. Perhaps nothing and the soul within will simply fade. Another outcome is that one soul will overpower the other. However, it is still your choice. One that I would implore you think about as you have a tendency towards self-sacrifice."
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G'raha is quiet as he considers it - though his serious contemplation is briefly interrupted by an affronted look at the comment about self-sacrifice. He opens his mouth to ask how Theo even knows that and then closes it again because, well, it's obvious isn't it? Even if Theo hadn't gotten to know him better during his adventures with the other version of him, the very fact he had to come into the Crystal Tower to have this conversation is testament to his predilictions.
A sheepish look flickers over his face before he looks back down at the crystal. He has something else to consider, too. Theo seems different, more open, and he can't help but wonder if that's a result of the time they spent together, can't help but be curious about those memories... Theo is right, there's no telling what might happen, but the curiosity niggles at him.
In the end it seems obvious to him - Theo may have spoken in euphemisms but it's clear the other him is no more, all that remains of him is in this crystal, and how can he just abandon that? Abandon himself? More than that, how can he just let all that knowledge be lost? Maybe the other G'raha knew something that would allow him to leave the tower, to keep it safe without his presence...
"I appreciate you giving me the choice, and all the facts that you can," he says eventually "but I think... I think I have to do it. It might not work as intended, yes, but the possibilities if it does... I need to. I want to."