[Rindo leans back on his chair and closes his eyes for a moment. Thinking about what to say.
It's hard not to feel like he's stepping all over something he has no business being involved in. Easy to, in his relative ignorance, only make things worse. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.
But maybe there's a small thing he can say? And whether he'll be believed is yet to be seen.]
…Here's how I see it.
[He opens his eyes and looks at Gladion.]
You didn't choose any of this. [Not to leave your sister behind, not to be sent here, not for your mother to do the things she does.] It's not something you have to fix. Hell, even if it was all your fault, I feel like it's just… way too much.
[He averts his gaze.]
I get that you don't want to leave things as they are, but I'm worried you're beating yourself up over it way too much. It's hard enough just… existing here.
[…Preempting a possible objection now:]
I'm not saying don't do anything. Just… your sister's not here. I think you might be the only one who can still be hurt by this whole situation directly, you know? Does… does that make sense?
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…Right. Okay.
[Rindo leans back on his chair and closes his eyes for a moment. Thinking about what to say.
It's hard not to feel like he's stepping all over something he has no business being involved in. Easy to, in his relative ignorance, only make things worse. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.
But maybe there's a small thing he can say? And whether he'll be believed is yet to be seen.]
…Here's how I see it.
[He opens his eyes and looks at Gladion.]
You didn't choose any of this. [Not to leave your sister behind, not to be sent here, not for your mother to do the things she does.] It's not something you have to fix. Hell, even if it was all your fault, I feel like it's just… way too much.
[He averts his gaze.]
I get that you don't want to leave things as they are, but I'm worried you're beating yourself up over it way too much. It's hard enough just… existing here.
[…Preempting a possible objection now:]
I'm not saying don't do anything. Just… your sister's not here. I think you might be the only one who can still be hurt by this whole situation directly, you know? Does… does that make sense?