[he doesn't want to make her pull away by commenting on that directly, but after a moment:]
You were just a kid. I think you'd be understanding if it was anyone else who went through that, but... I know it's different when it's something you've experienced.
[ you know, i don't know if anybody has been like, you were so young, when she's shown them this. ]
Wasn't that young. I was old enough to know better. [ she says, but he's right, she was like... fifteen. she could've made better decisions, but she didn't, because she'd just watched her entire family die. ]
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It was, actually, that whole - all of that was on me. I led them into the mess that got us there.
[ the guilt is... oppressive. she glances away. ]
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There's no fixing it now, so it doesn't... really matter.
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You were just a kid. I think you'd be understanding if it was anyone else who went through that, but... I know it's different when it's something you've experienced.
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Wasn't that young. I was old enough to know better. [ she says, but he's right, she was like... fifteen. she could've made better decisions, but she didn't, because she'd just watched her entire family die. ]