[ah, that answer about the man does support his theory a little, makes him sigh as he picks up an apple piece. when she apologizes he glances back to her, lips quirking a bit humorlessly.]
Honestly Chizuru, if anything hearing this helps. Perhaps it is eh... odd, or selfish, but there are things I have seen and you have told me that I cannot help but relate to.
[and it makes it a little easier to discuss things he'd usually try to deflect or dismiss.] The man you saw, he was... complicated as well. He was very kind to me, but his intentions were not always pure either. Still, it is difficult to fully untangle yourself from someone so formative in your life, isn't it?
Especially when there were so few people willing to extend that kind of kindness. [he looks back to the apple slice again, resisting the mild urge to just eat it.] For what it is worth, I think you deserved better from all of them.
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Honestly Chizuru, if anything hearing this helps. Perhaps it is eh... odd, or selfish, but there are things I have seen and you have told me that I cannot help but relate to.
[and it makes it a little easier to discuss things he'd usually try to deflect or dismiss.] The man you saw, he was... complicated as well. He was very kind to me, but his intentions were not always pure either. Still, it is difficult to fully untangle yourself from someone so formative in your life, isn't it?
Especially when there were so few people willing to extend that kind of kindness. [he looks back to the apple slice again, resisting the mild urge to just eat it.] For what it is worth, I think you deserved better from all of them.