[ Robby watches him, even as the surprise fades; wondering what good this might do (is this really just for himself?), but he offered, so: ]
Talking, and doing stuff with them? Goes a long way than waiting on them to make the first move or looking for excuses to do anything instead of just doing them. You can be in the same house as someone and feel like the last person they have time for. You sit there wondering if they actually love you, or they just feel like they have to, or put up with you 'cause those are the rules, right? Except they spend enough time tip-toeing around you or looking for every easy way out, and yeah, you know they're scared of you -- and that's real great when they're getting along great with everyone else but you.
That means there's got to be something wrong with you.
[ ...okay, so he never said anything about keeping bitterness out. But this isn't just some rant, and so: ]
I don't know if Kiriona thinks like that, or if any of that's like what's going on between you and her, but I know she's been at odds with her friends since coming back. And I know the last thing dads want to do is to actually talk to their kids, or actually do anything to change the status quo. [ Sorry, dad. But Robby looks at John now, whatever expression he wears. Brows furrowing slightly. ]
Do you know what her hobbies are? What she likes to get up to? Talked to her about being--undead, or whatever being a family means to you?
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Talking, and doing stuff with them? Goes a long way than waiting on them to make the first move or looking for excuses to do anything instead of just doing them. You can be in the same house as someone and feel like the last person they have time for. You sit there wondering if they actually love you, or they just feel like they have to, or put up with you 'cause those are the rules, right? Except they spend enough time tip-toeing around you or looking for every easy way out, and yeah, you know they're scared of you -- and that's real great when they're getting along great with everyone else but you.
That means there's got to be something wrong with you.
[ ...okay, so he never said anything about keeping bitterness out. But this isn't just some rant, and so: ]
I don't know if Kiriona thinks like that, or if any of that's like what's going on between you and her, but I know she's been at odds with her friends since coming back. And I know the last thing dads want to do is to actually talk to their kids, or actually do anything to change the status quo. [ Sorry, dad. But Robby looks at John now, whatever expression he wears. Brows furrowing slightly. ]
Do you know what her hobbies are? What she likes to get up to? Talked to her about being--undead, or whatever being a family means to you?