"I understand... When I was little, I wanted a gun, too."
He wanted to be 'strong', like his father. In the end, it didn't change much. Just made him a little better at shooting creatures in the face. Alex lets the boy take his hand without any complaint, even if something icy and pained fills his heart up; yeah, Cid's not the first kid to hold his hand like this. When they were younger and Joshua was nervous, he'd reach over and hold his hand.
Things changed since then.
He bites his lip, letting the other lead the way.
"Guns help sometimes... but sometimes they do more bad than good. You should wait to get one when you're a little bigger, so you don't accidentally hurt the people you want to keep safe like some people do by mistake..."
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"I understand... When I was little, I wanted a gun, too."
He wanted to be 'strong', like his father. In the end, it didn't change much. Just made him a little better at shooting creatures in the face. Alex lets the boy take his hand without any complaint, even if something icy and pained fills his heart up; yeah, Cid's not the first kid to hold his hand like this. When they were younger and Joshua was nervous, he'd reach over and hold his hand.
Things changed since then.
He bites his lip, letting the other lead the way.
"Guns help sometimes... but sometimes they do more bad than good. You should wait to get one when you're a little bigger, so you don't accidentally hurt the people you want to keep safe like some people do by mistake..."