Loyalty matters to Marui. It's a quality that he never consciously thought about in terms of his attraction to her, but one he's valued in her from the start. That prerequisite talk before officiating any status between them, when Leia made clear that she would not stand for her loyalties being tested when it came to Jude. It was ironic in a way. Rather than shake his interest in her, it more likely cemented it. It was an affirmation that her heart was as loyal as his own. Assertively so.
He's never felt an inkling of doubt about her since. He already knows she's the sort of person who would never abandon or betray the people she cares about.
To that point, it's hardly surprising to hear that the dreamscape wasn't the first time she's shown that loyalty to Jude to such a degree, though it's stunning (if a bit horrifying) to hear the specifics themselves. What a badass, though! Knocking a gun right out of someone's hand and then fighting him off while protecting a loved one. It's like something out of an action movie, and in a less serious conversation, he could easily get sucked into chasing that delicious morsel of utter coolness.
Unfortunately, there are heavier implications to the tale: Leia's loyalty throws Alvin's lack thereof into even sharper relief. He doesn't comment on it, because that's not what this conversation is about, but it's probably too much to hope that Marui will extend that same charitable outlook towards Alvin given the multiple instances of betrayal that occurred, the lack of any context for how he'd atoned for them, and the severity of the transgressions themselves.]
Leia...
[Without saying anything further about it, he takes a moment to recenter. This conversation is about Leia and Jude. Their friendship, their shared trials, and the painful memories that this dreamscape summoned up that went even beyond what Marui already knew was there. It's about the angst she's having over not going straight to Jude to talk to him about it all, either's readiness to do so be damned.]
You two have a lot of history together. Do you really need to talk about it right away? You already understand how he feels. I'm sure he understands your feelings, too. Try and give yourself some time. It's okay to do that.
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Loyalty matters to Marui. It's a quality that he never consciously thought about in terms of his attraction to her, but one he's valued in her from the start. That prerequisite talk before officiating any status between them, when Leia made clear that she would not stand for her loyalties being tested when it came to Jude. It was ironic in a way. Rather than shake his interest in her, it more likely cemented it. It was an affirmation that her heart was as loyal as his own. Assertively so.
He's never felt an inkling of doubt about her since. He already knows she's the sort of person who would never abandon or betray the people she cares about.
To that point, it's hardly surprising to hear that the dreamscape wasn't the first time she's shown that loyalty to Jude to such a degree, though it's stunning (if a bit horrifying) to hear the specifics themselves. What a badass, though! Knocking a gun right out of someone's hand and then fighting him off while protecting a loved one. It's like something out of an action movie, and in a less serious conversation, he could easily get sucked into chasing that delicious morsel of utter coolness.
Unfortunately, there are heavier implications to the tale: Leia's loyalty throws Alvin's lack thereof into even sharper relief. He doesn't comment on it, because that's not what this conversation is about, but it's probably too much to hope that Marui will extend that same charitable outlook towards Alvin given the multiple instances of betrayal that occurred, the lack of any context for how he'd atoned for them, and the severity of the transgressions themselves.]
Leia...
[Without saying anything further about it, he takes a moment to recenter. This conversation is about Leia and Jude. Their friendship, their shared trials, and the painful memories that this dreamscape summoned up that went even beyond what Marui already knew was there. It's about the angst she's having over not going straight to Jude to talk to him about it all, either's readiness to do so be damned.]
You two have a lot of history together. Do you really need to talk about it right away? You already understand how he feels. I'm sure he understands your feelings, too. Try and give yourself some time. It's okay to do that.