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[Luke understands all too well; he, too, wished his father would approve of him, too. Every single achievement he made was always undermined by his father, whether it was writing a sentence correctly for the first time or drawing something good, or even training well. Nothing was good enough for him, and even now, he's sure his father is watching on impassively.

But Luke doesn't dare look. Even though he wants to, if only to figure out who the Dream Shifter is. No, he needs to focus on Asch right now. He needs him to listen, he needs to get him out of here before - before the Dream Shifter does whatever it does here.

He blocks against Asch's attacks, his eyes slightly wide from the fact that his original really is good. He's just a child, and he's already got so much talent in this field... so much more than Luke did when he was in this place. Then again, Van was probably holding him back the whole time...

It's after a moment of all this when Luke can't hold back any longer. He parries hard, hoping to throw Asch off balance, and talks to him in a rushed and quiet tone, hoping that the observers don't hear him.]

Luke, you need to listen to me - I know this is going to sound weird, but this isn't real.