[It's here that his smile fades a bit, flickering away until it's more like a grimace. It's only been about a week, from his point of view, so it still stings a little.]
Well, it's not so much that I failed outright. It's more like I just... didn't pass.
[He thinks back, and in hindsight, everything makes more sense. Isn't that just the way of things? He's so, so happy that Riku passed, because he deserved it more than anything. If anyone had to pass, he's glad it was Riku. But it was still a little discouraging, after all the work he'd put in, that he still wasn't good enough.
But that's fine, for now. It's not like he'd been chosen in the first place.]
I... uh, well, y'see, Master Yen Sid didn't give us the 'traditional' test, I guess. Instead, we had to go on a mission. And while we were on the mission, I, uh... I fell for a trap. By Xehanort.
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Well, it's not so much that I failed outright. It's more like I just... didn't pass.
[He thinks back, and in hindsight, everything makes more sense. Isn't that just the way of things? He's so, so happy that Riku passed, because he deserved it more than anything. If anyone had to pass, he's glad it was Riku. But it was still a little discouraging, after all the work he'd put in, that he still wasn't good enough.
But that's fine, for now. It's not like he'd been chosen in the first place.]
I... uh, well, y'see, Master Yen Sid didn't give us the 'traditional' test, I guess. Instead, we had to go on a mission. And while we were on the mission, I, uh... I fell for a trap. By Xehanort.
Riku passed because he saved me.