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And when you did that, it was right after... [her brother died traumatically in front of her, bad!!] I think I would have been just as angry if our situations were reversed, is what I mean.
I don't want to, either. I just - I didn't want to rush you, or make you feel like you had to feel a certain way about it. I hope it didn't seem like I was trying to avoid you or anything.
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[logically, at least, but.]
I'm not going to be angry at you for defending yourself, though.
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I didn't have to do all that. I wasn't defending myself, I was trying to kill you.
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[he looks like he's deciding what to say next, hesitating for a moment, before:]
And when you did that, it was right after... [her brother died traumatically in front of her, bad!!] I think I would have been just as angry if our situations were reversed, is what I mean.
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... I don't want to stop talking to you because this place tried to make me hate you.
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I figured you were giving me space.
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Yeah. Harrow knows you better than I do, and she said it was probably a bad idea to try too hard until you talked to me first, so...
[after a beat, though:]
But since I didn't get the chance to ask earlier - how are you holding up now, after everything that happened...?
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[as for the rest, well. she just... sighs, and then sinks against the doorframe a little more heavily.]
... It's been a long week. [which isn't really an answer, but.]
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[his expression tightens a little, but it shifts to something concerned after.]
Do you need to sit down?
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[reaching out with his uninjured arm to try and help her towards either a chair or her bed!
he misses at first because depth perception is a challenge, but he gets it on the second try.]
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and then they can go sit on the bed. idk if rupert has been in here i can't remember. anyway the bed is big enough for four people.]
... Thanks. How's your eye?
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he gives a little shrug once she's taken a seat.]
Uh... I'll spare you the details and give you the short version, which is - it's not, uh, there anymore.
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... Sorry, bud. [she does sound genuinely apologetic.] I do feel bad about that one.
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