Say whatever you want. Whether or not I believe you is up to me.
( silver tongues are what hold power in hell, not strength of arms or magic. he learned quickly and he learned hard to be incredibly sparing with his trust, and that lesson persists here, even if he is surrounded by all manner of creature and not just demons. even if makoto were aware of what pinocchio was, about what limitations of puppets there supposedly were, he would still find it difficult to purely trust anything he said.
but he can sense that there’s a kernel of something buried in this conversation that resonates with him as well. perhaps not in the same way, on a different frequency altogether, but…
he answers, swift and resolute: )No decision is made without consequence.
( he knows that. to the very marrow of his bones, he has learned it.
…though, after a pause and with a brief fluster of embarrassment: ) Th-though, now that you say it, that name seems far less clever than I originally hoped… If you would, please, call me Makoto instead.
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( silver tongues are what hold power in hell, not strength of arms or magic. he learned quickly and he learned hard to be incredibly sparing with his trust, and that lesson persists here, even if he is surrounded by all manner of creature and not just demons. even if makoto were aware of what pinocchio was, about what limitations of puppets there supposedly were, he would still find it difficult to purely trust anything he said.
but he can sense that there’s a kernel of something buried in this conversation that resonates with him as well. perhaps not in the same way, on a different frequency altogether, but…
he answers, swift and resolute: ) No decision is made without consequence.
( he knows that. to the very marrow of his bones, he has learned it.
…though, after a pause and with a brief fluster of embarrassment: ) Th-though, now that you say it, that name seems far less clever than I originally hoped… If you would, please, call me Makoto instead.