[Oh. Did he just... tell that entire story to an empath of some sort? Oh... well that's embarrassing... and probably not good for her health to be dealing with ten thousand years worth of his feelings. Not to mention that he's now panicking because he's got no idea how to handle sobbing children. To make it all worse, now he has to actually acknowledge he has feelings too.]
It's... it's fine. You don't have to do that.
[And he's just going to very awkwardly pat her on the head. It was usually a gesture he reserved for Rei, but it was really the only thing he could think of doing to comfort someone. He tried.]
[ a finger makes its way to her cheek and she scratches it as she laughs amiably. it's then that she turns to the stove to fix up everything that's needed for the tea, too. ]
I can't say I know what it's like, to have gone through the same things you have, but... I'm sorry. It obviously wasn't easy.
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I can feel it. Your pain! That's why— that's why!
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[Oh. Did he just... tell that entire story to an empath of some sort? Oh... well that's embarrassing... and probably not good for her health to be dealing with ten thousand years worth of his feelings. Not to mention that he's now panicking because he's got no idea how to handle sobbing children. To make it all worse, now he has to actually acknowledge he has feelings too.]
It's... it's fine. You don't have to do that.
[And he's just going to very awkwardly pat her on the head. It was usually a gesture he reserved for Rei, but it was really the only thing he could think of doing to comfort someone. He tried.]
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she manages to wipe the tears from her eyes, though, and looks up at him. ]
What are you doing?
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[And he promptly takes his hand back, resolute on pretending that never happened. If she says anything about it he's going to deny it. Forever.]
Your water is boiling.
[So go make your tea. Make your tea and forget everything else.]
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[ a finger makes its way to her cheek and she scratches it as she laughs amiably. it's then that she turns to the stove to fix up everything that's needed for the tea, too. ]
I can't say I know what it's like, to have gone through the same things you have, but... I'm sorry. It obviously wasn't easy.
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No, but I have no regrets. I do what I must. What happens to me matters not, as long as Azeroth remains safe from the Burning Legion.
[And by "Azeroth" he really means "Tyrande" because he is still preeetty salty over the whole ten thousand year imprisonment thing.]