[The answer should be straightforward. Somewhat telling, then, how Connor gives yet another pause, parsing his reply.]
Like I said, reasoning with him is difficult. Which makes cooperation with him doubly so. I had tried to work with him again, as partners, like we were back in Detroit. But our failure on Akvos has just made him see it all as a useless endeavor.
[Hands curl into loose fists at his side, then relax again.]
Maybe I've miscalculated. Maybe my expectations are too high.
[ Thinking about it clinically, if Hank doesn't want to be Connor's partner and is wilfully refusing to cooperate, then there's no reason to pursue that sort of working relationship. However, Lucina knows it is never that simple when it comes to a loyal heart. ]
It can be quite difficult to change someone's mind once they're so set.
[ Hank sounds like quite a weak man, so ready to succumb to despair and give up trying. It's a condemning perspective based on limited interaction. She thinks it, doesn't say it. ]
I've said this before, but you are not without allies here, Connor. Friends. We failed, but - what's important now are the lessons we learn from it. We cannot do anything more for Akvos but we can keep what we have learned with us and take it to the next world. [ From how easily these words come out, it almost feels like a script she's memorised, or a mantra she's repeated to herself over and over. That doesn't mean they lack any especial humanity, however. Lucina couldn't be disingenuous if she tried. ] - I told you somewhat of my home, yes?
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Like I said, reasoning with him is difficult. Which makes cooperation with him doubly so. I had tried to work with him again, as partners, like we were back in Detroit. But our failure on Akvos has just made him see it all as a useless endeavor.
[Hands curl into loose fists at his side, then relax again.]
Maybe I've miscalculated. Maybe my expectations are too high.
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It can be quite difficult to change someone's mind once they're so set.
[ Hank sounds like quite a weak man, so ready to succumb to despair and give up trying. It's a condemning perspective based on limited interaction. She thinks it, doesn't say it. ]
I've said this before, but you are not without allies here, Connor. Friends. We failed, but - what's important now are the lessons we learn from it. We cannot do anything more for Akvos but we can keep what we have learned with us and take it to the next world. [ From how easily these words come out, it almost feels like a script she's memorised, or a mantra she's repeated to herself over and over. That doesn't mean they lack any especial humanity, however. Lucina couldn't be disingenuous if she tried. ] - I told you somewhat of my home, yes?