Oh, crap. Ice is, in fact, Mario's one weakness. His footing slips from lack of traction, he turns it into a roll. Dodging is easy, dodging is nothing.
But she's - oh, she's convinced he's a trick. Mario shudders to think what he would have done, if someone had found him before he'd touched the pile of dirt he thought was Luigi. Maybe he would have done the same, if he really thought Luigi was dead, and someone had -
- it's a good thing his first instinct was to try and heal Luigi, anyway.
She tells him to leave, and he almost wants to, to show her he means no harm, but... No, no. He can't let her go on thinking someone she loved is dead. He can't.
Mario, for his part, doesn't try and move closer. He just opens his hands in front of him, placating.
"They're- They're not dead. Whoever it is- They're not even here! I promise - "
He doesn't know how he'll prove it, yet. Maybe she'll listen to him without proof. Maybe...
MINT THINKING MARIO'S A DARKNESS [CRYING CRYING CRYING]
But she's - oh, she's convinced he's a trick. Mario shudders to think what he would have done, if someone had found him before he'd touched the pile of dirt he thought was Luigi. Maybe he would have done the same, if he really thought Luigi was dead, and someone had -
- it's a good thing his first instinct was to try and heal Luigi, anyway.
She tells him to leave, and he almost wants to, to show her he means no harm, but... No, no. He can't let her go on thinking someone she loved is dead. He can't.
Mario, for his part, doesn't try and move closer. He just opens his hands in front of him, placating.
"They're- They're not dead. Whoever it is- They're not even here! I promise - "
He doesn't know how he'll prove it, yet. Maybe she'll listen to him without proof. Maybe...