And the weightliftin', and the parkourin', and the...
[ Unfortunately, Latin characters aren't as threatening as ideograms and he doesn't trust his art skills to draw a big tiddie Santa Madre on the side of his ride. Sends the wrong message too, in multiple ways.
At the mention of Goro, Vincent grows uncharacteristically quiet. That last transmission of his still hurts. To know you can do your best to understand someone, to return a life debt, yet your philosophies are too different, proving insurmountable. Vincent hopes one day the old dog will learn new tricks, understand there's more to living than obeying a fascist without question, but given the samurai cloth Goro is made out of, he doubts it.
No point in dwelling on what can't be changed. Better to dwell on what can be — or what he doesn't want to change at all. ] Johnny, I... [ Always the one to start these types of conversations. Maybe it's the emotional maturity, or that honesty comes easier to Vincent than it does to Johnny. Not out of a desire to lie, necessarily, but because of trauma. Easier to wear your heart on your sleeve when you grew up in an environment where it wasn't weakness. ] ... I have no idea what the fuck I'm doin'. 'Fore you, I've... never been with anyone like this. Dating, I mean. And I'm scared I'm gonna fuck this up so badly you're gonna walk. [ 'Cause what if love is not enough? Saw it all over Night City. What if it could be true for them? ]
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[ Unfortunately, Latin characters aren't as threatening as ideograms and he doesn't trust his art skills to draw a big tiddie Santa Madre on the side of his ride. Sends the wrong message too, in multiple ways.
At the mention of Goro, Vincent grows uncharacteristically quiet. That last transmission of his still hurts. To know you can do your best to understand someone, to return a life debt, yet your philosophies are too different, proving insurmountable. Vincent hopes one day the old dog will learn new tricks, understand there's more to living than obeying a fascist without question, but given the samurai cloth Goro is made out of, he doubts it.
No point in dwelling on what can't be changed. Better to dwell on what can be — or what he doesn't want to change at all. ] Johnny, I... [ Always the one to start these types of conversations. Maybe it's the emotional maturity, or that honesty comes easier to Vincent than it does to Johnny. Not out of a desire to lie, necessarily, but because of trauma. Easier to wear your heart on your sleeve when you grew up in an environment where it wasn't weakness. ] ... I have no idea what the fuck I'm doin'. 'Fore you, I've... never been with anyone like this. Dating, I mean. And I'm scared I'm gonna fuck this up so badly you're gonna walk. [ 'Cause what if love is not enough? Saw it all over Night City. What if it could be true for them? ]