[Both Tas and Tic sway a little when Ralph finally puts them down before righting themselves. Before Tas can do anything, Tic immediately darts to his side, staring at him with a brief look of despair before grabbing onto the edge of his jumpsuit's sleeve. He keeps his head angled toward the ground after that, trembling slightly.
Tas opens his mouth to say something, but finds the words die on his tongue, forcing his mouth shut again. What really can he say? ..He's still not sure if he should believe a word Ralph is saying- he figured maybe he'd just make this up to spite the two for what Turbo did in the past- but.....still, it's hard not to believe him. Out of anybody in the entire arcade, he and Tic knew Turbo the best. They knew just how egotistical and self-centered he could be, to the point where he abandoned his own game for the sake of being in the spotlight again.
Abandoned not only his game, but his own brothers as well.
It's a hard reality to accept. Sure, over the years they had come to terms with the fact that, yes, their brother was dead. He wasn't coming back. Neither was Turbo Time. They would be homeless for the rest of their lives, until they met their own final game overs. To be honest, they really only could go off of Ralph's word. Tas wasn't about to let himself or Tic be seen by anyone else, especially not now. They'd seen Sugar Rush and Hero's Duty from afar, passed their entrances in fact, but going to either game to get another person's word wasn't possible.
The fact that Ralph told them all of this is surprising too, given that it really is the truth. Wouldn't anyone else simply not care? ...perhaps this horrific truth was a punishment enough.
Finally, Tas looks away from Tic and back to Ralph, swallowing hard before speaking again.]
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Tas opens his mouth to say something, but finds the words die on his tongue, forcing his mouth shut again. What really can he say? ..He's still not sure if he should believe a word Ralph is saying- he figured maybe he'd just make this up to spite the two for what Turbo did in the past- but.....still, it's hard not to believe him. Out of anybody in the entire arcade, he and Tic knew Turbo the best. They knew just how egotistical and self-centered he could be, to the point where he abandoned his own game for the sake of being in the spotlight again.
Abandoned not only his game, but his own brothers as well.
It's a hard reality to accept. Sure, over the years they had come to terms with the fact that, yes, their brother was dead. He wasn't coming back. Neither was Turbo Time. They would be homeless for the rest of their lives, until they met their own final game overs.
To be honest, they really only could go off of Ralph's word. Tas wasn't about to let himself or Tic be seen by anyone else, especially not now. They'd seen Sugar Rush and Hero's Duty from afar, passed their entrances in fact, but going to either game to get another person's word wasn't possible.
The fact that Ralph told them all of this is surprising too, given that it really is the truth. Wouldn't anyone else simply not care? ...perhaps this horrific truth was a punishment enough.
Finally, Tas looks away from Tic and back to Ralph, swallowing hard before speaking again.]
..Turbo. ...S'he.......
.....gone?