Well, it's kind of up to me right? To figure out what's good for me? So if I think you're good for me then it's true.
[She's really just trying to encourage him rather than stand up for herself and her feelings. Because she thinks he might need that more than she does. After all this bond is a two way street so it's not like she's unaware that he can be so similar to her in how he looks down on himself.]
Other...otherwise you're saying you don't trust me!
[That's... not quite true - he knew firsthand that some decisions that he believed were "good for him"... weren't... but. Well. He's not going to crush her like that. Not when she's standing up for herself.
[He's right of course. It's not how it works. She can tell he's humoring her. It does make her smile before she screws up her face into a scolding frown and then...
Pokes his nose!]
N-no. If you don't agree then...then you should say so. I...
[Okay. She can do this. Sylvain makes her believe in herself. At least enough to really want to ask for what she is now.]
I can't get stronger if you just humor me.
[She can't move past her traumas if he does that.]
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[She's really just trying to encourage him rather than stand up for herself and her feelings. Because she thinks he might need that more than she does. After all this bond is a two way street so it's not like she's unaware that he can be so similar to her in how he looks down on himself.]
Other...otherwise you're saying you don't trust me!
[Logic!]
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Even if he thought she was wrong.]
Of course I trust you, Bernadetta.
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Pokes his nose!]
N-no. If you don't agree then...then you should say so. I...
[Okay. She can do this. Sylvain makes her believe in herself. At least enough to really want to ask for what she is now.]
I can't get stronger if you just humor me.
[She can't move past her traumas if he does that.]
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[But hmm... how to put this...? It's a delicate issue, after all, and they'd just settled back into lighter banter...]
I don't disagree with you, but... It's more nuanced than that, you know? Regardless... you standing up for yourself isn't at all bad.