[Allura stops, hearing him out. And when she responds, her voice is soft, but...]
Because I don't believe any of that...!
[She hadn't intended to let her own feelings start bleeding into her voice. More than that, she's surprised that it's not a tone of anger, but one that betrays her own hurt and frustration over having tried so much for naught.]
I've never believed that, and yet... it seems like the more I try to convince you otherwise, the more you've heard me saying the opposite...! That for all you talk about yourself like a walking disaster, you've been helping people and trying your hardest — and none of that should be discounted for any of the problems we've had! And yet, the more you convince yourself of being unfixable, the more you've made it into a self-fulfilling prophecy!
And... I don't want you to feel that way. So the more you resign yourself to it, the more it feels as if...
no subject
Because I don't believe any of that...!
[She hadn't intended to let her own feelings start bleeding into her voice. More than that, she's surprised that it's not a tone of anger, but one that betrays her own hurt and frustration over having tried so much for naught.]
I've never believed that, and yet... it seems like the more I try to convince you otherwise, the more you've heard me saying the opposite...! That for all you talk about yourself like a walking disaster, you've been helping people and trying your hardest — and none of that should be discounted for any of the problems we've had! And yet, the more you convince yourself of being unfixable, the more you've made it into a self-fulfilling prophecy!
And... I don't want you to feel that way. So the more you resign yourself to it, the more it feels as if...
[As if she's getting pushed away, for no reason.]