Much as Pyrrha appreciated having someone who understood her experiences to some extent, as much as it had led them to bond, Pyrrha wished Oscar didn't have to go through it. Wishes didn't control what happened. That left supporting him and being there for him. Besides Ozpin, she was perhaps the best person at understanding what that was like.

"I know," Pyrrha said softly. She understood more than it was safe to recognize aloud. An issue, she knew. It wouldn't last forever, and she hoped it came from her lips, not anyone else's. "He can help with that." He would.

One deep breath then another. They had a lot of catching up to do. Mostly, it could happen another time, in another location. "You should know," Pyrrha said, in that parental tone that something serious and possibly not entirely to a kid's liking was coming, "I've made a bond with John. It was the right call for us, for him and me."