[The contact isn't entirely surprising at this point, though how she does it is a little unusual for her and it takes only a brief moment to realize she's probably avoiding the empathy bond.
Wearing long sleeves has many benefits, and one of those is that he can pull the ends of his sweater down over his hands and give her a loose hug without any worry of activating the connection.]
It's not weird. I'm sure you have a reason for it.
[Whether the situation in her world is particularly bad and this is now a better place to be, or if there was just something going on she's happy to be away from for a bit, or anything else; it isn't strange to think she might be glad to be here, though it is worrying. But he doesn't press further just yet, letting her explain at her own pace if she wants to.]
[She hesitates, considering it. She's not sure how much she wants to talk about it, but she feels like she should give him the basics. Or a warning, maybe.]
[He means it; he doesn't have any relatives, but he knows that people often feel a sense of responsibility for the things their family does even when they aren't close. There's that connection, and it can be more difficult to reconcile the actions of someone you're related to than a stranger.]
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lifetothefullest) wrote2019-08-25 08:38 pm
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Wearing long sleeves has many benefits, and one of those is that he can pull the ends of his sweater down over his hands and give her a loose hug without any worry of activating the connection.]
It's not weird. I'm sure you have a reason for it.
[Whether the situation in her world is particularly bad and this is now a better place to be, or if there was just something going on she's happy to be away from for a bit, or anything else; it isn't strange to think she might be glad to be here, though it is worrying. But he doesn't press further just yet, letting her explain at her own pace if she wants to.]
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At least I remember everything here. I mean, I think.
[She wraps her arms around him in return, quiet for a second.]
I guess I needed a break from home, too. A lot of fucked up shit happened. And you guys are here.
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[Since she mentioned the topic he thinks it's okay to ask, though he isn't sure if she does actually want to go into it.]
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Bad shit with my dad. It's kind of heavy.
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That doesn't bother me.
[if she wants to talk, he'll listen.]
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[That's a brief summary, right? She sighs, suddenly fascinated by a loose thread on the hem of her shirt.]
He hurt a lot of people.
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[He means it; he doesn't have any relatives, but he knows that people often feel a sense of responsibility for the things their family does even when they aren't close. There's that connection, and it can be more difficult to reconcile the actions of someone you're related to than a stranger.]