Adapt, go with the script, play along. Even as more questions arise. ]
..Uru and Marc were very important to me. They were.. family. The worst of it all was hurting them. [ ..Another breath, bringing their gloved hand to settle on hers. A small, gentle squeeze. ] Being in this situation is difficult.
Rosamund almost takes her hand back. The sudden stiffness maybe should be expected. Siffrin always was skittish about touch, but it's the look they give her paired with it that gives her pause.
Then they seem to gather theirself. Adjust and carry on. It must just be hard to talk about, even now.]
I know. It's just...very, very hard to feel like you can do anything that fixes it, when you love them that much. If anything can be fixed? Maybe patched over is a better way to put it. I don't know.
[But she smiles. Even if this still does feel like an insinuation of her guilt, it's the heart of the matter that warms her.]
Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go through it too, Siffrin.
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Adapt, go with the script, play along. Even as more questions arise. ]
..Uru and Marc were very important to me. They were.. family. The worst of it all was hurting them. [ ..Another breath, bringing their gloved hand to settle on hers. A small, gentle squeeze. ] Being in this situation is difficult.
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I'm sorry you're going through it, Rosamund.
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Rosamund almost takes her hand back. The sudden stiffness maybe should be expected. Siffrin always was skittish about touch, but it's the look they give her paired with it that gives her pause.
Then they seem to gather theirself. Adjust and carry on. It must just be hard to talk about, even now.]
I know. It's just...very, very hard to feel like you can do anything that fixes it, when you love them that much. If anything can be fixed? Maybe patched over is a better way to put it. I don't know.
[But she smiles. Even if this still does feel like an insinuation of her guilt, it's the heart of the matter that warms her.]
Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go through it too, Siffrin.