[Vision understands that he has made a miscalculation precisely 1.67 seconds after he finishes speaking. The look on Pietro's face changes multiple times over the ensuing moment of silence, and Vision logs a new and very unpleasant feeling in the back of his mind. The feeling of a heavy weight settling in the pit of one's stomach. It is not unlike the emotion he encountered after he mistakenly shot James Rhodes out of the sky...but there is a tinge of helplessness and loneliness to this that had not been there before. It is only the two of them in this room. There is no one to save him from this mistake.
So, when Pietro lunges forward and grabs hold of him, he doesn't move or phase out of it. He looks Pietro in the eye and lets him cling. He deserves that much.]
I--[The words do not come easily. How does one tell someone they story of their death? He is ill-prepared and it likely has little to do with the brevity of his existence.] I was not there, at the exact moment of... I was told that you saved Clint, and a young boy. They would have been shot. One of Ultron's drones, I believe. You--you were fast enough to save them, but you were unable to get away.
[He cannot maintain eye contact any longer and instead stares down at the space between them.] It has been over a year. For me, at least. I get the impression that time is not precisely linear here.
[He gently places his hands around Pietro's wrists but makes no attempt to move away. He sighs.] I am so very sorry, Pietro. I thought...I don't know what I thought.
time between AOU and cap3 seems wonky but the wiki puts Vision at 1yr old...so I went with that :/
So, when Pietro lunges forward and grabs hold of him, he doesn't move or phase out of it. He looks Pietro in the eye and lets him cling. He deserves that much.]
I--[The words do not come easily. How does one tell someone they story of their death? He is ill-prepared and it likely has little to do with the brevity of his existence.] I was not there, at the exact moment of... I was told that you saved Clint, and a young boy. They would have been shot. One of Ultron's drones, I believe. You--you were fast enough to save them, but you were unable to get away.
[He cannot maintain eye contact any longer and instead stares down at the space between them.] It has been over a year. For me, at least. I get the impression that time is not precisely linear here.
[He gently places his hands around Pietro's wrists but makes no attempt to move away. He sighs.] I am so very sorry, Pietro. I thought...I don't know what I thought.