History TearJerker / ADeadWorld

** Alex thinking about Dana in general, when it's not heartwarming. He can't stop wondering whether she never gave up on looking for him, or if she moved on. Whether her life was safer without him in it, or if Blackwatch kept chasing her. Whether she got married, had kids, and got the newspaper column she always wanted. But worst of all, he can't stop wondering [[AdultFear if she was still alive when the bombs fell]]. He got absolutely no closure, and he likely never will.

* [[TraumaCongaLine Cain can't catch a break]], even in her sleep. After picking up everyone at the Sierra Madre, she has a nightmare about her childhood. The details are vague, but the gist involves [[AdultFear her being dragged away from her mother as a child]]. When she wakes up, she's so distraught and panicked that she almost shoots Alex when he walks in to check on her, and spends the following conversation afraid, defensively poised, and trying not to show any hint that she's upset because she thinks it's weak.

** When the truth is forced out [[MurphysLaw at the worst time]], he's clearly miserable by the way they're shrinking away from him.

-->'''Alex:''' The people I kill, they're in me. I know the things they know, I can see the things they've done. I know what they felt, what they wanted. I can hear their dying screams. ''(quietly)'' I always hear their screams.

* Alex's reaction to [[spoiler:Cain falling in congested Cloud]]. He starts off with his usual swearing, moves to trying keep her awake and talking, then tries to convince them both he can fix this, and ends [[spoiler:by [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging her to stay with him]].]]

** When the truth is forced out [[MurphysLaw at the worst time]], he's clearly made miserable by the way they're shrinking away from him.

* Dog's introduction. It's exactly as sad and pitiable as in the game, between him looking around lost for "Master", wondering what he did wrong, and his sheer panic at the thought of "the Voice" coming back again. Cain can't bring herself to use God's recording on him and tries to reassure him like he's a lost child.]]
* [[TraumaCongaLine Cain can't catch a break]], even in her sleep. After picking up everyone at the Sierra Madre, she has a nightmare about her childhood. The details are vague, but the gist involves [[AdultFear her being dragged away from her mother as a child]]. When she wakes up, she's so distraught and panicked that she almost shoots Alex when he walks in to check on her, and spends the following conversation afraid, defensively poised, and trying not to show any hint that she's upset because she thinks it's weak.

* Chapter 31. Alex has just gone off and killed an entire Legion camp, which puts him in a very good mood. [[spoiler:He goes to his rendezvous with Cain, and finds nothing except her torn and abandoned bags.]] Cue a [[ItsAllMyFault self-loathing]], depressing FreakOut.
-->Fuck. ''Fuck.'' This always happened. Why did this always happen? Why did he always let this happen? He choked on a strangled noise, something halfway between a snarl and a sob. Damn it. Damn it. ''Damn it!'' [[spoiler:He hadn't been there. Again. He hadn't been there when she needed it and now she was gone.]] Deadly spines rippled up his arms, butcher-knife claws flexing and unflexing with directionless rage. He wanted to scream. He wanted to kill someone. He wanted to plunge his claws into the floor and bring this entire fucking place down with a torrent of groundspikes, wanted to feel the metal buckle and warp and shriek around him.\\
How could it be that no matter how strong he made himself, [[spoiler:he could never protect anyone in the end?]]
* The fact Cain does not expect [[spoiler:anyone to come for her in the Sierra Madre. Sure, it makes the moment she realizes Alex did very sweet, but it also has horrible implications for the kind of life she's lead.]]
* [[spoiler:Dog's introduction. It's exactly as sad and pitiable as in the game, between him looking around lost for "Master", wondering what he did wrong, and his sheer panic at the thought of "the Voice" coming back again. Cain can't bring herself to use God's recording on him and tries to reassure him like he's a lost child.]]
* [[TraumaCongaLine Cain can't catch a break]], even in her sleep. After [[spoiler:picking up everyone at the Sierra Madre]], she has a nightmare about her childhood. [[spoiler:The details are vague, but the gist involves [[AdultFear her being dragged away from her mother as a child]].]] When she wakes up, she's so distraught and panicked that she almost shoots Alex when he walks in to check on her, and spends the following conversation afraid, defensively poised, and trying not to show any hint that she's upset because she thinks it's weak.

* [[TraumaCongaLine Cain can't catch a break]], even in her sleep. After [[spoiler:picking up everyone at the Sierra Madre]], she has a nightmare about her childhood. [[spoiler:The details are vague, but the gist involves [[AdultFear her being dragged away from her mother as a child]].]] When she wakes up, she's so distraught and panicked that she almost shoots Alex when he walks in to check on her, and spends the following conversation afraid, curled up, and trying not to show any hint that she's upset because she thinks it's weak.

* The fact Cain does not expect [[spoiler:anyone to come for her in the Sierra Madre. Sure, it makes the moment she realizes Alex did very sweet, but it also has horrible implications for the kind of life she's lead.]]

''dead''.\\

** When the truth is forced out [[MurphysLaw at the worst time]], he's clearly miserable by the way they're shrinking away from him.
** Alex talking about the people he's consumed. He's ''tried'' to be good, tried to restrict himself only to criminals and enemies, but in his earliest days he just slaughtered indiscriminately. And no matter how much he regrets it, no matter what he does, he'll never forget them, ''because he literally can't'.