... I wasn't trying to leave. [ He clarifies; he makes no move to pull away from her, not even to turn around. ]
I just... You tell me. What would you expect a Hero to do - finding a comrade upset, someone else you know to be strong - in a situation like this? Are they just supposed to ignore those emotions their comrade is suffering? Did they teach you that in class yet?
[ Not a civilian. He can guess a thousand ways just from watching TV alone, even if for him they might be a bit of a stretch to seem genuine. In this case, he's struggling, because this is the sort of thing they can't get on camera. If they do deal with it, it's in private. ]
Because I don't want to do nothing and I don't want you to have to deal with this alone... But I don't want to upset you more by acting out of turn, either.
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Date: 2021-09-10 02:24 am (UTC)I just... You tell me. What would you expect a Hero to do - finding a comrade upset, someone else you know to be strong - in a situation like this? Are they just supposed to ignore those emotions their comrade is suffering? Did they teach you that in class yet?
[ Not a civilian. He can guess a thousand ways just from watching TV alone, even if for him they might be a bit of a stretch to seem genuine. In this case, he's struggling, because this is the sort of thing they can't get on camera. If they do deal with it, it's in private. ]
Because I don't want to do nothing and I don't want you to have to deal with this alone... But I don't want to upset you more by acting out of turn, either.