....Oof, the awkward face that he makes. Yzak is... well, easily duped is not a way he would describe it. Easily trapped, also questionable. But he could be... manipulated. Athrun can't claim otherwise himself, considering his track record, so he can hardly point fingers.]
I... wouldn't call it common. But anyone can be tricked with the right set-up or incentive. Yzak could be considered something of a war hero where we're from. He's probably used to getting a... mostly positive reception.
[Until he opens his mouth and starts yelling. The newspapers and reports don't include that part.
He's not thrilled to confirm she was part of what he's heard about, and the looks Shinn had been casting in her direction back then makes more sense in retrospect. To hear that she was also part of the group abducted... well, that adds context. Things are always far more complex than it ever is at the first telling.]
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....Oof, the awkward face that he makes. Yzak is... well, easily duped is not a way he would describe it. Easily trapped, also questionable. But he could be... manipulated. Athrun can't claim otherwise himself, considering his track record, so he can hardly point fingers.]
I... wouldn't call it common. But anyone can be tricked with the right set-up or incentive. Yzak could be considered something of a war hero where we're from. He's probably used to getting a... mostly positive reception.
[Until he opens his mouth and starts yelling. The newspapers and reports don't include that part.
He's not thrilled to confirm she was part of what he's heard about, and the looks Shinn had been casting in her direction back then makes more sense in retrospect. To hear that she was also part of the group abducted... well, that adds context. Things are always far more complex than it ever is at the first telling.]