Some kind of meme

[itsalluseless]

Okay, I can't currently brain enough to do a proper writeup of Battler's heart but I know people were interested to know what kind of changes they made so ASK ME ABOUT THEM HERE??

Also Battler recently made it to 10k comments so let's have a general question/relationship dot meme here too :|a

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[fraternalorders]

It is the same actually! :x

Itachi likes Battler and trusts him pretty well. He would probably be willing to talk to him/open up to him more about himself than he does, if it seemed relevant or Battler asked him something. It's just their threads don't go in that direction very often, but maybe that will start to change now.

Did anyone from Emerald make any particular changes or effect anything in Battler's heart?

[itsalluseless]

Not any major changes, no! Even though they ended up seeing some awkward memories, Lightning and Itachi did a good job not changing anything on their trip through heart!Aather! However, the conversation Roxas had with forest NPC had the effect of making Battler more interested in being there for other Emeralds and listening to their troubles should they need it.

Did the heart game change how Itachi views Battler? If not, what would he have thought of the parts of the heart he didn't see, such as the chapel full of corpses?

[fraternalorders]

It kind of did, but not in like a hugely drastic way since the part of Battler that is effected by Aather is the part Itachi is most familiar with. But it still made him become aware of some things. He realizes he is quite a remarkable social life apparently?? He doesn't really judge that though. He's just kind of like. "oh I didn't know" In general wandering around Battler's heart kind of made him more curious about him.

He actually feels kind of bad that he doesn't know more about him. Like, the heart game and Winter leaving happening on the same day made him realize how much time has passed since Battler arrived and how little he knows him, and he kind of feels like a shit teammate. So he might start to try to reach out to him a little more, and be less tied up in himself.

If he'd been through the more trauma laden part of the heart he might have felt like he understood him a little better. Like, the Aather part of the heart made him see how little he knows about him and how he maybe doesn't understand him that well. The trauma part of the heart would have made him realize how little he knows, too, but it would have added a layer of empathy, as well. Because Itachi does understand horrible trauma, as someone who has both experienced it and caused it.

I HAVE NO IDEA IF I MAKE SENSE. I think this ended up being more like a more detailed relationship update than it was meant to be, so I hope I answered your question :x

ETA: o right, Itachi realizes about Battler has nightmares now and that is definitely something he can empathize/sympathize with so, idk if he ever sees him seeming restless at night or exhausted during the day he might worry a bit, because he understands.

How would Battler feel about Itachi and Lightning having viewed some of the memories they saw in his heart?