[ "As a fellow human"... There's that cousin similarity again. The uncanny instinct to say something offhand that strikes a painful chord in him. Who knew that could be genetic? ]
Of course I have to be serious with you right now. If you use that to tease me, I swear I'll pay it back later.
[ He will not, in the least. But not at least making that gesture would make the situation seem even more dire. ]
I don't know what you've been through. And you already know I don't have a comforting personality. But if you want someone to hear your thoughts... I can do that.
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Of course I have to be serious with you right now. If you use that to tease me, I swear I'll pay it back later.
[ He will not, in the least. But not at least making that gesture would make the situation seem even more dire. ]
I don't know what you've been through. And you already know I don't have a comforting personality. But if you want someone to hear your thoughts... I can do that.