[ he has a sit, and he's patiently listening even while he's fiddling with a sleeve. ]
...I think we had more in common than people would expect. Or at least I understood where he was coming from. [ ... ] I hate the idea that people wouldn't, I think. Especially after hearing about how things were for him while he was growing up.
[ they seem like they might be cut from the same sort of cloth to him. passionately intelligent, hard-working, caring in their own way. down on themselves, in ways they shouldn't be.
he listens to the water from the fountain, the constant, soothing rhythm of it, and takes a deep breath. ]
It sounds like his home was a difficult place to be—a place of hardship and pain. But he still wanted to help it.
That same compassion, that want to help people... he must have appreciated having it offered to him. I wish I could've done more of that as well. [ it'd have been nice, to have more time with them both. ]
Yeah...he told me about the city and everything. It made sense that he wanted to make it better for the future, even knowing he didn't have that much time.
[ but he looks up to watch sidon again, humming under his breath. ] You did what you could in the time we were granted, right? I think...even if you want to do more, choosing the option to treat him the way you did meant more than doing nothing at all.
[ it all really comes back to time. he grimaces, very briefly. ]
Yes, I—...I hope you're right.
[ this is a much tougher loss than his arm. he'll still be able to smile the next day, but it doesn't make it any less difficult, here or in the future. ]
...Losing our friends will never be easy, but at least we can look back fondly on our time together. It may sound trite, but it gets easier as the days go by.
[ me checking the date on this rq. but yeah. it really does come back to time, and he seems to contemplate how to reply as he looks around the domain. ]
Losing anyone important will never be easy. And even though it sometimes gets easier with time I don't think the feeling of loss ever really goes away. So...holding onto the better memories is probably more important than anything. That's what we have to do now.
there's a moment of melancholy, not just because of the loss of his two friends, but also speaking to someone about grief when shoma is also very young. he shouldn't know these things. of course it's better to love and lose, etc, but it's different to have someone taken away before their time. at their peak. before it. ]
Yes, you're right. Of course you're right. [ he offers a little smile. ] I will take my time to mourn today, and love my memory of them tomorrow, and every day after that. As should you. Though I hope your life is always more filled with happiness than grief.
[ he doesn't seem to mind just letting that topic sit for a second. loss and grief are such touchy subjects that shoma tends to dive around half the time while stewing in them repeatedly. but over time it's been easier to at least consider them.
it feels pretty bad to offer him a smile at the last piece, but he thinks it'd be worse to tell him he's pretty sure a life filled with more happiness than grief isn't possible for him. ]
It will be because the people we lose would likely want it that way. [ ... ] But I think they'd understand if every now and then we have to take another day. Being able to move forward is the important thing, but it looks differently for everyone. So...here's hoping for a better tomorrow for all of us.
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...I think we had more in common than people would expect. Or at least I understood where he was coming from. [ ... ] I hate the idea that people wouldn't, I think. Especially after hearing about how things were for him while he was growing up.
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he listens to the water from the fountain, the constant, soothing rhythm of it, and takes a deep breath. ]
It sounds like his home was a difficult place to be—a place of hardship and pain. But he still wanted to help it.
That same compassion, that want to help people... he must have appreciated having it offered to him. I wish I could've done more of that as well. [ it'd have been nice, to have more time with them both. ]
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[ but he looks up to watch sidon again, humming under his breath. ] You did what you could in the time we were granted, right? I think...even if you want to do more, choosing the option to treat him the way you did meant more than doing nothing at all.
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Yes, I—...I hope you're right.
[ this is a much tougher loss than his arm. he'll still be able to smile the next day, but it doesn't make it any less difficult, here or in the future. ]
...Losing our friends will never be easy, but at least we can look back fondly on our time together. It may sound trite, but it gets easier as the days go by.
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Losing anyone important will never be easy. And even though it sometimes gets easier with time I don't think the feeling of loss ever really goes away. So...holding onto the better memories is probably more important than anything. That's what we have to do now.
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there's a moment of melancholy, not just because of the loss of his two friends, but also speaking to someone about grief when shoma is also very young. he shouldn't know these things. of course it's better to love and lose, etc, but it's different to have someone taken away before their time. at their peak. before it. ]
Yes, you're right. Of course you're right. [ he offers a little smile. ] I will take my time to mourn today, and love my memory of them tomorrow, and every day after that. As should you. Though I hope your life is always more filled with happiness than grief.
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it feels pretty bad to offer him a smile at the last piece, but he thinks it'd be worse to tell him he's pretty sure a life filled with more happiness than grief isn't possible for him. ]
It will be because the people we lose would likely want it that way. [ ... ] But I think they'd understand if every now and then we have to take another day. Being able to move forward is the important thing, but it looks differently for everyone. So...here's hoping for a better tomorrow for all of us.