Why wouldn't they? [given the way he continues to stare at the sky instead it's likely he gets why she's asking and he doesn't know what to say.] ...there are some things I just have to do by myself. And that's okay. But there're others that I know I can't do alone.
[the reassurance is nice and it's really the only reason why he thinks he can be even remotely comfortable talking to her about this. it's a few long, lingering moments where he seems to accept this before he nods.]
I don't like worrying people when everybody has a lot on their mind already. If it's really important, of course I'll say something, but if I can figure it out on my own then I will. [there's a pause again.] I know how to be okay, even when things always aren't. Does that make sense...?
[things can be bad sometimes, but he knows he also tends to repress a lot to keep going when it's most important. maybe that's not, like, great but other people's feelings are always a priority.]
[ But sometimes, she thinks that way of going forward isn't necessarily being okay. She knows enough of her own similar feelings to recognize, but how she views herself and her responsibilities are disconnected from her feelings. ]
I simply want you to know I think your feelings are important, no matter what they are. With or without everyone else. Whether you decide to tell anyone or not.
[ Whether he accepts her words and sentiments or not is up to him. ]
[it's something to consider, to say the least. and he seems to be actually absorbing the words as there's no immediate reply and his expression seems to flicker its way through a few complex emotions.]
...I don't want to be a distraction. [there are a lot of people his age and younger here, and he knows that they're all going to start feeling the effects of what's happening. some of them will handle it better than others.] But I'll try to tell people more often.
[this will become relevant in about a week after he's done talking to a dolphin in their other pc. wow.]
When she speaks, it's softly because she thinks if she speaks too firmly, it'll backfire. ]
You aren't a distraction, and it's only something I want you to consider. I know you've had your own fair share of experiences. It's in the way you hold yourself, but I suppose this is a long-winded way to say that I care.
[ She supposes Sora's is a light that she wants to guide a little. ]
[well she's right. he would have doubled-down and stopped talking entirely so good job, jeanne. regardless, he nods along.]
...thanks. I appreciate it. [he can answer honestly, at least, and there's a quiet pause.] I don't know how I feel right now. But maybe I will later. And when I do, then I'll be sure to ask people for help.
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[ Even if he isn't looking at her to see it, she still smiles. It's faint but it's there. ]
I did mostly mean you, but the question applies in general. A lot of us like to tell people we're fine or we're okay. I'm not that different.
[ She has self-awareness, but she is also mostly fine with a lot of things, accepting as she is. ]
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I don't like worrying people when everybody has a lot on their mind already. If it's really important, of course I'll say something, but if I can figure it out on my own then I will. [there's a pause again.] I know how to be okay, even when things always aren't. Does that make sense...?
[things can be bad sometimes, but he knows he also tends to repress a lot to keep going when it's most important. maybe that's not, like, great but other people's feelings are always a priority.]
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[ But sometimes, she thinks that way of going forward isn't necessarily being okay. She knows enough of her own similar feelings to recognize, but how she views herself and her responsibilities are disconnected from her feelings. ]
I simply want you to know I think your feelings are important, no matter what they are. With or without everyone else. Whether you decide to tell anyone or not.
[ Whether he accepts her words and sentiments or not is up to him. ]
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...I don't want to be a distraction. [there are a lot of people his age and younger here, and he knows that they're all going to start feeling the effects of what's happening. some of them will handle it better than others.] But I'll try to tell people more often.
[this will become relevant in about a week after he's done talking to a dolphin in their other pc. wow.]
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When she speaks, it's softly because she thinks if she speaks too firmly, it'll backfire. ]
You aren't a distraction, and it's only something I want you to consider. I know you've had your own fair share of experiences. It's in the way you hold yourself, but I suppose this is a long-winded way to say that I care.
[ She supposes Sora's is a light that she wants to guide a little. ]
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...thanks. I appreciate it. [he can answer honestly, at least, and there's a quiet pause.] I don't know how I feel right now. But maybe I will later. And when I do, then I'll be sure to ask people for help.