[ wow, she hopes that didn't actually hurt him, that'd be terrible--
But she thinks he gets it, what he's trying to tell her. It's how he's chosen to tell her that brings up a rush of affection from somewhere deeper than "because he's being cute" or "because I like talking to him". He didn't have to tell her. It was clearly still an incredibly painful and bitter memory for him, and Rion's a little overwhelmed at the fact that he'd brought it up on his own.
It's not something she ever wanted him to empathize with, and even if the situations are different and she could largely shove down her own deep-rooted worry that something would go wrong again, and it would be her fault--
Some instincts can't be hidden completely. She'd still tensed up with earthquakes, too. ]
It's... funny, huh?
[ Rion flops down onto her side again, mustering a small, frail smile that soon fades as she continues. ]
We do our best to be strong and not worry anyone, and we have good memories to draw on, but sometimes the bad ones... really dig their claws in. No matter how much we want to shove them down.
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But she thinks he gets it, what he's trying to tell her. It's how he's chosen to tell her that brings up a rush of affection from somewhere deeper than "because he's being cute" or "because I like talking to him". He didn't have to tell her. It was clearly still an incredibly painful and bitter memory for him, and Rion's a little overwhelmed at the fact that he'd brought it up on his own.
It's not something she ever wanted him to empathize with, and even if the situations are different and she could largely shove down her own deep-rooted worry that something would go wrong again, and it would be her fault--
Some instincts can't be hidden completely. She'd still tensed up with earthquakes, too. ]
It's... funny, huh?
[ Rion flops down onto her side again, mustering a small, frail smile that soon fades as she continues. ]
We do our best to be strong and not worry anyone, and we have good memories to draw on, but sometimes the bad ones... really dig their claws in. No matter how much we want to shove them down.