Quote Originally Posted by Abriael View Post
Oh yes. It definitely means that it's bad localization. For such a reclusive person to openly expresses the fact that he sees you as a partner is a *big* part of that revelation. Changing openly vocalizing such an important change to simply implying it means effectively changing the character. It has absolutely zero to do with fitting the target culture's tastes.
Calling me "partner" or anything like it is going to sound really cheesy. This is where culture comes in. We don't do that here.