[ it's just... how do you protect this many people? how do you protect people when the place you're in won't let you? it's one incident now. what if it grows?
for a moment, he doesn't give his hands over, gazing at the wall. when he turns his head to look at zhongli again, his ear flicks, and then he... hesitantly offers his own out. ]
Yes. [ ... ] My apologies. I shouldn't be so pessimistic. I will do better.
No apologies necessary, my friend. [ all he does is give one squeeze, thumbs folding over the tops of jiaoqiu's hands after. ] It's hard not to be, but... I will help where I can. Many will.
[ to remind him, or to be an extra set of hands - whether it be at his back, holding him up, or following his lead as a healer.
but they're all trapped in a cage, limited in what they can do. he hopes that it won't continue, won't escalate, lest they all find themselves being eroded until nothing is left. ]
Tomorrow, you need only ask and I will assist how I can. I know that I could ask the same of you. We will do right by Charlie and find the answers of what happened to her.
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for a moment, he doesn't give his hands over, gazing at the wall. when he turns his head to look at zhongli again, his ear flicks, and then he... hesitantly offers his own out. ]
Yes. [ ... ] My apologies. I shouldn't be so pessimistic. I will do better.
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[ to remind him, or to be an extra set of hands - whether it be at his back, holding him up, or following his lead as a healer.
but they're all trapped in a cage, limited in what they can do. he hopes that it won't continue, won't escalate, lest they all find themselves being eroded until nothing is left. ]
Tomorrow, you need only ask and I will assist how I can. I know that I could ask the same of you. We will do right by Charlie and find the answers of what happened to her.