[ He held his tongue, but when Robby hears the last of what Chizuru says, there's barely room between her words and his single one. He takes a hold of her hand closest to his, rests around it as best he can, and faces her fully. The frown he wears matching his stitched brows, and he thinks about wiping her tears, but opts to take his other hand and rest it instead on her shoulder, near the crook of Chizuru's neck. ]
This isn't your fault. Who Jinx is and who she isn't, maybe you are making her better, but that's not your problem to fix. [ ... ] Chizuru.
[ He slips his hand to touch the side of her face; not her cheek completely, but a nudge in his hand that doesn't demand, but encourages her to look at him. ]
This isn't your fault, [ he repeats again--because she needs to hear it, and he knows how hard it is for her to believe them. ] You can help her, but if this is Jinx being better, and if saying this stuff makes her happy... does it make you happy? Would you be okay with it, even if she didn't say it in front of you?
[ Robby pauses, and adds softly: ] I just want you to be happy, too. Jinx might not hurt anyone, but I need you to look out for yourself. And the fact you're feeling this way... [ Cry, hurt. ]
Don't do anything that would make you uncomfortable. Not for anyone.
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[ He held his tongue, but when Robby hears the last of what Chizuru says, there's barely room between her words and his single one. He takes a hold of her hand closest to his, rests around it as best he can, and faces her fully. The frown he wears matching his stitched brows, and he thinks about wiping her tears, but opts to take his other hand and rest it instead on her shoulder, near the crook of Chizuru's neck. ]
This isn't your fault. Who Jinx is and who she isn't, maybe you are making her better, but that's not your problem to fix. [ ... ] Chizuru.
[ He slips his hand to touch the side of her face; not her cheek completely, but a nudge in his hand that doesn't demand, but encourages her to look at him. ]
This isn't your fault, [ he repeats again--because she needs to hear it, and he knows how hard it is for her to believe them. ] You can help her, but if this is Jinx being better, and if saying this stuff makes her happy... does it make you happy? Would you be okay with it, even if she didn't say it in front of you?
[ Robby pauses, and adds softly: ] I just want you to be happy, too. Jinx might not hurt anyone, but I need you to look out for yourself. And the fact you're feeling this way... [ Cry, hurt. ]
Don't do anything that would make you uncomfortable. Not for anyone.