Right, could've phrased that better, [ charles mutters, a little sheepish — but he hopes it gets the point across, regardless. what's important is... well, not glossing over it, or trying to insist that nothing is wrong, because something very clearly is; so maybe it's more about making sure junpei knows that it's okay, for things to be wrong.
he squeezes junpei's hand, then, wraps his other arm tighter around him. ]
No, you shouldn't. Yeah, it sucks, but — you were dealt a shitty hand, and you did your best to survive with that. That's not nothing.
[ he sighs, then, looks at the ceiling for a moment, thinking. ]
The thing is... most of them were already dead. And when you're dead, well, all you've got is time. But what helped them move on? [ he sighs again, this time softer, glancing at junpei lying there against his chest. ]
Remember when I said detective stuff's real terrible sometimes, unless you have good ways to deal with it all? Turns out the best way to deal with anything's having support. Not being alone. So there's not, like, one way to process the stuff you've been through... but there's one difference to before and now, yeah? You're not alone anymore.
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he squeezes junpei's hand, then, wraps his other arm tighter around him. ]
No, you shouldn't. Yeah, it sucks, but — you were dealt a shitty hand, and you did your best to survive with that. That's not nothing.
[ he sighs, then, looks at the ceiling for a moment, thinking. ]
The thing is... most of them were already dead. And when you're dead, well, all you've got is time. But what helped them move on? [ he sighs again, this time softer, glancing at junpei lying there against his chest. ]
Remember when I said detective stuff's real terrible sometimes, unless you have good ways to deal with it all? Turns out the best way to deal with anything's having support. Not being alone. So there's not, like, one way to process the stuff you've been through... but there's one difference to before and now, yeah? You're not alone anymore.