[He opens his mouth to make some type of snarky comment, but stops. He feels like it would fall on deaf ears... and he doesn't need to burn the bridge with one of the few people he's had something of a normal relationship with.
Still, her words bear an incredible weight he can't hope to understand-- not exactly. But it does bring up memories of a cavernous underground, and hearing it go silent as everyone left him behind, and accepting that they're better off without him.]
... I had family, yeah. [Maybe he'll just answer her question, finally. That seems... fine.] A long time ago. A mom, a dad... an adopted sibling. We were all perfectly happy, until...
[Until I screwed everything up, he thinks. Some days, he's glad he's out of that facade. What a joke. Now, he never has to be that stupid person who invited harm into his life again.
He never can be. He never will be, even if some days, he'd give anything to go back. Even for just a moment.]
... it doesn't matter. They're gone. I already said goodbye to them a long time ago. Anyone else I left back there is better off for it, too.
[He sits with that for a moment before perking back up, a forced cheer in his tone.] Not many people get a total fresh start! Might as well make the most of it, y'know? [It's unclear if he's talking about his own situation or giving her advice.]
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Still, her words bear an incredible weight he can't hope to understand-- not exactly. But it does bring up memories of a cavernous underground, and hearing it go silent as everyone left him behind, and accepting that they're better off without him.]
... I had family, yeah. [Maybe he'll just answer her question, finally. That seems... fine.] A long time ago. A mom, a dad... an adopted sibling. We were all perfectly happy, until...
[Until I screwed everything up, he thinks. Some days, he's glad he's out of that facade. What a joke. Now, he never has to be that stupid person who invited harm into his life again.
He never can be. He never will be, even if some days, he'd give anything to go back. Even for just a moment.]
... it doesn't matter. They're gone. I already said goodbye to them a long time ago. Anyone else I left back there is better off for it, too.
[He sits with that for a moment before perking back up, a forced cheer in his tone.] Not many people get a total fresh start! Might as well make the most of it, y'know? [It's unclear if he's talking about his own situation or giving her advice.]