[Asch hadn't said what he did to get a rise out of her. In truth, he hadn't really been thinking beyond what he knew, which is that Tear Grants should, in fact, be accompanying the replica. Though now that she's mentioned others are here, he can't help wondering if they'd failed... Had they all died and, like he did, find themselves in the same unending darkness, with no choice but to reach out to the glowing crystal?
Stunned by the implications, Asch just barely heard Tear continue. He answers in a slightly resigned tone,] ...Fine.
But tell me, how did you wind up here? [Again, it's issued more as an imperative than a question.] You were going to take care of Van, right?
[He's genuinely concerned. If they all failed, then it means Van succeeded. It's something Asch needed to know, even if he couldn't really handle that level of defeat.]
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Stunned by the implications, Asch just barely heard Tear continue. He answers in a slightly resigned tone,] ...Fine.
But tell me, how did you wind up here? [Again, it's issued more as an imperative than a question.] You were going to take care of Van, right?
[He's genuinely concerned. If they all failed, then it means Van succeeded. It's something Asch needed to know, even if he couldn't really handle that level of defeat.]