[Ren is right about how his change in appearance worked. And this form was not permanent by any means. One day she might see a human again.
But he doubts it. The Batter sincerely doubts it.
She can sit and wait for as long as she wants. For as long as she feared him, the Batter would remain as a monster. It's not something that's Ren's fault, however. He condemned himself to this and got exactly what he expected.
(Not quite because Ren still here and the Batter is trying not to think to hard about what that means)
He continues to stare, unblinking at the girl before him. He's smiling, technically because he can't close his mouth and the teeth forces it into a weird shape. But he feels nothing.
There's absolutely nothing.]
No. I can't.
[The Batter was once the man who ended the world and who's mere existence was like that of a paper knife. He can't escape that. He can't escape all of the lives he's ended, all of the destruction he's caused. There was only one option and the Batter couldn't have it in this place.]
Escaping from your purpose is impossible.
[There's something incredibly final in those words. They were the last words the Batter ever said before he flipped the switch OFF and ended the world. The phrase that filled his soul and stayed there like a weight that was stronger then what he felt when his form changed.
"Escape is impossible. And remember, you were made that way."
So Ren can stay here as long as she wants. She can say what she wants.
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But he doubts it. The Batter sincerely doubts it.
She can sit and wait for as long as she wants. For as long as she feared him, the Batter would remain as a monster. It's not something that's Ren's fault, however. He condemned himself to this and got exactly what he expected.
(Not quite because Ren still here and the Batter is trying not to think to hard about what that means)
He continues to stare, unblinking at the girl before him. He's smiling, technically because he can't close his mouth and the teeth forces it into a weird shape. But he feels nothing.
There's absolutely nothing.]
No. I can't.
[The Batter was once the man who ended the world and who's mere existence was like that of a paper knife. He can't escape that. He can't escape all of the lives he's ended, all of the destruction he's caused. There was only one option and the Batter couldn't have it in this place.]
Escaping from your purpose is impossible.
[There's something incredibly final in those words. They were the last words the Batter ever said before he flipped the switch OFF and ended the world. The phrase that filled his soul and stayed there like a weight that was stronger then what he felt when his form changed.
"Escape is impossible. And remember, you were made that way."
So Ren can stay here as long as she wants. She can say what she wants.
But nothing will change.]