[ The way he says 'hydra' makes Riku think he isn't speaking about a giant multi-headed monster. The context brings to mind the Organization and how they used people like Xion and Roxas and his own Replica. How they were treated more like tools than people with a right to their own lives and agendas.
Some got their chance to take what they wanted. Others, like his Replica, didn't get that chance until they were brought to Beacon. His name, the one he chose for himself, was Dawn. Those people who had tortured him had broken and used him for... seventy years... ]
Are you... happy like this?
[ Even if Riku can't understand, doesn't mean that a person's way of living is wrong. His circumstances are extenuating to put it lightly, there's no telling what a heart will do to protect itself, and he knows very well the capacity of people to justify or endure incredible hardship.
It's even possible for someone to be content with something that Riku would consider a miserable state. The thing is - it's not his life, it's not his place. ]
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Some got their chance to take what they wanted. Others, like his Replica, didn't get that chance until they were brought to Beacon. His name, the one he chose for himself, was Dawn. Those people who had tortured him had broken and used him for... seventy years... ]
Are you... happy like this?
[ Even if Riku can't understand, doesn't mean that a person's way of living is wrong. His circumstances are extenuating to put it lightly, there's no telling what a heart will do to protect itself, and he knows very well the capacity of people to justify or endure incredible hardship.
It's even possible for someone to be content with something that Riku would consider a miserable state. The thing is - it's not his life, it's not his place. ]