orchestra 29 - the plot recap episode [video] (cw: existential crises)

[monkeyinthewrench]

Hey, so, uh...you guys want to recap that massive plot twist that got dumped on us?



I didn't really feel qualified to talk and I already had my turn in the interrogation room, so I hung back to listen. And from what I gather...this whole tether and void travel thing is basically creating spirit clones to go off into the void while our bodies stay home?

Please tell me I misheard something, because that's kinda creepy.

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[happyends]

[ Okay..! F-Fine, teacher Tidus! She can do this! If she has to go louder, then she will..! ]

A.. Aaah!

[ A bit longer this time. It's still not quite on the level of Extreme Tidus Noises Yells, but maybe that's an unattainable level for Madoka.

.. especially since she covers up her face in shame the moment after she has released this mini-yell. ]

I-- I can't! It's too much! [ Apparently she already gets flustered at this much, huh.. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Listen to her go--! --And stop! Which was bound to happen, wasn't it? And Tidus is ready to put a hand on her shoulder. ]

No way, Madoka, that was good! Don't let it stay in! You can be as loud as anyone else - that's your right!

[ Your Madoka right! ]

[happyends]

I think I might have to practice more..

[ It's half-mumbled, half-whined from beneath those hands, because.. this is a lot for Madoka, okay. Especially all at once.

She's notoriously bad at actually exercising her god-given Madoka rights. ]

So then maybe I can do this one day.. [ But maybe not today. Certainly not on a Tidus level! ]

[blitzcheer]

Sure - alright.

[ He doesn't sound disappointed; far from it. If she needs time, isn't that what they all need? Always, often. He throws her a smile, gives her a nod. ]

Just remember you can, even if it feels tough. It's just like everything else - it takes practice.

...it's the same with confidence, [ he adds - for seemingly no reason, of course. Entirely unrelated, with Tidus looking over at the opposite set of bunk beds. ]

I told myself when I was young, I wouldn't be what people thought of me - that I'd stand up for myself. And, to be honest... it was scary. [ And it feels a little dumb, admitting now. ] I used to always have this voice in the back of my head telling me I wasn't good enough.

But you have to learn to ignore it, and prove it wrong. Because - you don't need to give in. You have as much right as anyone else.

[ To what? To life. ]

[happyends]

[ Says Tidus, to the girl who would throw her own life away in an instant if it meant helping even just a few other people...

But ssh, ssh, that's a personal problem, clearly. ]

You are good enough though, Tidus.

[ Is this the point? Not really. Especially since he's saying that he dragged himself on all the same. That he's ignoring it the best he can.

But Madoka still can't resist saying it. Even though she views Tidus as someone with a lot of confidence, Madoka still can't help but want to give him some support in any way she can. And it's so much easier to focus on supporting him than it is to focus on supporting herself.

Especially when it involves her getting some sense of self worth. That's a big ask. How about supporting friends instead, even when times are hard? ]

If someone ever said anything else.. then they were just wrong! You do so many things, and you do them so well. [ From Madoka's - perhaps slightly too rosy - point of view, anyway. ] I think anyone who saw you now would be super proud of you, you know..?