[He knows it. He may have never witnessed it on Auldrant, but he knows it to be true. Luke is strong and has always been his own person, even if he had trouble seeing that himself. And Ion knew someday he would find himself and understand what it meant to live and want to live. Not just to exist, but to really live, without any sense of obligation or purpose behind it. Something that Ion doesn't quite understand himself.]
[And yet he found himself unable to dwell on his own lingering doubts right now. It was just as he had said: his own reason, his own drive for life here in Luceti, was dependant upon those he knew and cared about. Their happiness was his own. And to hear Luke, a fellow replica who had so long struggled with his own identity admit that he was finally living for himself... why, it was almost enough to reignite the flames of hope that had long since died down within him.]
I... I'm so happy for you, Luke. You've overcome and accomplished so much to become who you are today. It gives me a real sense of pride to be your friend.
[There's a slight shiver to his voice, almost as though he were about to cry.] Somehow, knowing that... at least one of us can be happy... it fills me with such a warm feeling, I'm not sure I know how to express it.
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[He knows it. He may have never witnessed it on Auldrant, but he knows it to be true. Luke is strong and has always been his own person, even if he had trouble seeing that himself. And Ion knew someday he would find himself and understand what it meant to live and want to live. Not just to exist, but to really live, without any sense of obligation or purpose behind it. Something that Ion doesn't quite understand himself.]
[And yet he found himself unable to dwell on his own lingering doubts right now. It was just as he had said: his own reason, his own drive for life here in Luceti, was dependant upon those he knew and cared about. Their happiness was his own. And to hear Luke, a fellow replica who had so long struggled with his own identity admit that he was finally living for himself... why, it was almost enough to reignite the flames of hope that had long since died down within him.]
I... I'm so happy for you, Luke. You've overcome and accomplished so much to become who you are today. It gives me a real sense of pride to be your friend.
[There's a slight shiver to his voice, almost as though he were about to cry.] Somehow, knowing that... at least one of us can be happy... it fills me with such a warm feeling, I'm not sure I know how to express it.