audience: reigen

[becomemod]

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[spiritconsulting]

I'm upset.

[he doesn't think he's pretending, at least. he just can't quite acknowledge the depth of the nerve adlet's words touched.]

Anyone would be. I just - you know, I spent all yesterday trying to remind myself that I shouldn't get so angry at this person, that there was probably an explanation that would make it less horrible than it seemed. I'm done with that. I don't want to hear it anymore. [he's not angry at her, he just doesn't want to hear a single world trying to empathize with him right now.]

[becomemod]

[ She watches him carefully, and in the end, she nods. ] You can be as angry as you want to be. You have every right. How can I help you? [ Asking directly has to be better than whatever she's trying to do right now. ]

[spiritconsulting]

[he doesn't even know the answer to that question. but he deflates at it anyway.]

Let me be the one to die instead of her. If you can't do that, then there isn't anything.

[becomemod]

[ Her eyes close and her expression falls. That's far outside of her skill set while she's here. ] I can't. The most I can do is offer you company.

[spiritconsulting]

I know. [he doesn't expect her to fix it.] There's no fixing it. I just have to live with it. With me.