Something about the way Sheena worries at his safety in battle sits weird with him, and for a second Zelos can't help but raise both of his eyebrows incredulously at her, but soon enough the moment passes. That expression is replaced with a smirk and a single raised eyebrow instead, something mocking, something teasing.
"Hey, come on, now! I'm not completely useless, you know!" Zelos adds in a disarming laugh and springs up to rise from his spot on the log, fixing up his jacket to make himself appear busy. "Blades use and regulate ether as a source of power, anyway. Besides!" he exclaims as he twists on his heel, lowers his voice, winks, and sets a hand on his crystal, body lowered forward as he faces Sheena. "Don't forget that I'm the Aegis, darling. That just means I'm effortlessly amazing and almighty by default."
Put your mask on, just smile, laugh, rise back to your full height. Pretend, pretend. To be perfectly honest, though? Sheena's words are haunting him slightly. Because, shit, she kind of has a point, doesn't she? What happens to the blade during a fight, if they're not focused enough to use ether itself to defend themselves or if their driver is careless enough to leave them to their own devices? Zelos is effortlessly powerful just by virtue of being the Aegis, sure, but he's also a walking target. And how can he even trust these humans to keep him safe, anyway? All humans ever want to do is use blades to fight their battles.
He's a danger to himself and to others just for daring to exist, isn't he?
Shit.
Ah, hup! Okay. He quickly laughs again, dismissive as he reaches for Sheena's arm and pulls her up to a stand without a care in the world. Don't think about it now, don't think about it now. "Come on, come on!" he says instead, spinning her once before releasing her, watching her stumble and then coming to a stand right in front of her, grinning right in her face. "We're wasting time! Just try it out!"
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"Hey, come on, now! I'm not completely useless, you know!" Zelos adds in a disarming laugh and springs up to rise from his spot on the log, fixing up his jacket to make himself appear busy. "Blades use and regulate ether as a source of power, anyway. Besides!" he exclaims as he twists on his heel, lowers his voice, winks, and sets a hand on his crystal, body lowered forward as he faces Sheena. "Don't forget that I'm the Aegis, darling. That just means I'm effortlessly amazing and almighty by default."
Put your mask on, just smile, laugh, rise back to your full height. Pretend, pretend. To be perfectly honest, though? Sheena's words are haunting him slightly. Because, shit, she kind of has a point, doesn't she? What happens to the blade during a fight, if they're not focused enough to use ether itself to defend themselves or if their driver is careless enough to leave them to their own devices? Zelos is effortlessly powerful just by virtue of being the Aegis, sure, but he's also a walking target. And how can he even trust these humans to keep him safe, anyway? All humans ever want to do is use blades to fight their battles.
He's a danger to himself and to others just for daring to exist, isn't he?
Shit.
Ah, hup! Okay. He quickly laughs again, dismissive as he reaches for Sheena's arm and pulls her up to a stand without a care in the world. Don't think about it now, don't think about it now. "Come on, come on!" he says instead, spinning her once before releasing her, watching her stumble and then coming to a stand right in front of her, grinning right in her face. "We're wasting time! Just try it out!"