"Hm."

"Hm?"

"It's not very... respectful..."

"Most people don't actually buy that my father was an abusive twit when I tell them so I don't. I've told Lulu everything and she still has a hard time conciliating, Wakka won't hear of it."

"Wait, what?"

Theo opens his mouth then stops, frowning.

He shrugs. "No point dwelling on it or thinking about it, we didn't get along, he blamed my mother, left on the pilgrimage half to leave us I'm pretty sure, but it's sacrilege to mention this."

"Sacrilege is stupid," comments Theo. "As a concept. But okay."

"To be fair he did give his life to save lots of people."

"So... when I talked about my old man..."

"I knew what you were talking about from experience, yep."

Eugh.

"I thought you just didn't like talking about him."

"I don't, because I can't be honest with almost anyone without people being outraged that I dare suggest anything but the utmost goodness of High Summoner Braska."

That's even worse. Eugh eugh eugh.

Theo tries to keep his facial expression mostly clear, in case someone doesn't want to be pitied or something.

(Eugh.)

"But, you know, I am still coasting on his achievements, so be nice if you don't bring this up with other people. I deal."

They reach a hall with a spherescreen showing the game, tied 2-2 and with only three minutes left.

Is the spherescreen also weird like the spherecording Theo saw before? Vaguely bluish?

Nope, full colour. Also it's not a sphere it's just a screen but the projector is a sphere.

… Of course it is.

He'll just awkwardly watch the screen and look over at Kaede a couple of times.

Kaede is not nearly as interested in the game as Tidus is (but ooh Wakka scores a goal!), and notices this. "Something wrong?"

"Just–" starts Theo, then he shrugs. "Not really."

"I seem to recall Lulu advising you not to keep things from me."

She smiles, a little, eyes still on the screen.

"I didn't realize, is all," he says. "About the– you know."

"Seems I'm keeping it quiet successfully, then."