[Some chick is calling him out on the radio (oh whoa, whoa, whoa, on the radio) and he's all fucking for it, but then again...
He had come into his own persona in the exact same way, and he didn't have the opportunity to think about it. Everything was necessitated and urgent. A non decision would have led to his death, and the death of someone that had meant a lot to him even though they had only known each other for a handful of days. So maybe, well, maybe he didn't really have much of a choice back then.
And he feels a lot more responsibility now than he ever has before. He knows what he would think, or what he'd go through if Dave made a choice that could've possibly put himself in danger. They're both prone to do stupid things and go to great lengths in the name of self-sacrifice when it came to each other, but a few months into this relationship, he's getting better at recognizing the fact that sometimes he can't just jump headlong into battle without thinking through those impacts. He doesn't want to do that to Dave.
A few months ago, Venus had told him about this. In vague terms. That if she could help him, she would. And it's Ryuji's turn, after the Devil had made herself known and put the pieces on the board. She waited because Ryuji didn't say no. And as much as a personal decision as it was, her extended gift promised to give him what he needed to keep Dave safe. To come into his own so that when he looked in the mirror he didn't see the terrifying thought of one day destroying everything down like his father had. Her own words. So this wasn't a personal matter at all.]
@skull
He had come into his own persona in the exact same way, and he didn't have the opportunity to think about it. Everything was necessitated and urgent. A non decision would have led to his death, and the death of someone that had meant a lot to him even though they had only known each other for a handful of days. So maybe, well, maybe he didn't really have much of a choice back then.
And he feels a lot more responsibility now than he ever has before. He knows what he would think, or what he'd go through if Dave made a choice that could've possibly put himself in danger. They're both prone to do stupid things and go to great lengths in the name of self-sacrifice when it came to each other, but a few months into this relationship, he's getting better at recognizing the fact that sometimes he can't just jump headlong into battle without thinking through those impacts. He doesn't want to do that to Dave.
A few months ago, Venus had told him about this. In vague terms. That if she could help him, she would. And it's Ryuji's turn, after the Devil had made herself known and put the pieces on the board. She waited because Ryuji didn't say no. And as much as a personal decision as it was, her extended gift promised to give him what he needed to keep Dave safe. To come into his own so that when he looked in the mirror he didn't see the terrifying thought of one day destroying everything down like his father had. Her own words. So this wasn't a personal matter at all.]
Hey, uh
I wanna take her offer.