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The Starter Map
Kyle sat back and watched Matt let his answers get shorter. A few weeks ago, this was where Matt would have already stopped talking.
“So, you and the elevator still doing the same dance?”
“About the same.”
“About the same how?”
“It still sucks.”
“Yeah, I know. I’m asking whether anything’s changing.”
“…Fine. The breathing helps. A little.”
“I’ll take a little,” Kyle said. “At least now we’re not pretending nothing works.”
“Glad one of us is happy.”
“You’re doing the work, Matt, but you’re still holding back. You can’t stay halfway in and expect it to change. How long are you going to keep acting like this is enough?”
“I’m getting by fine.”
“Sure, but that’s not the same as getting better. You’re trying to level up by grinding the easy quests. The ones you know you can survive. But the harder fights are what unlock the next area.”
“You waited all week to say that, didn’t you.”
“Yes, and you keep losing because you let the panic win. You think you’re in control by playing it safe, but you’re just holding onto the fear like it’s some kind of power.”
Matt stiffened.
“So let’s put a name to it. The thing that gets in your head and makes you freeze up the second the elevator doors close. What’s the boss fight?”
“What?”
“Come on, you’re the FF4 fanboy. Tell me what the elevator is.”
“…This is stupid.”
“You keep treating the elevator like it’s some big, unbeatable force, something that drags you down every time you step inside. Something looming over you, holding all the power. That’s Golbez.”
He froze.
“You ever think about what happens every time Cecil tries to fight Golbez head-on?”
Matt looked away.
“Right. He gets his ass kicked. And how does Cecil win? He stops fighting.”
Kyle didn’t push further.
“Anyway, let’s check in next week. Same time?”
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