catchall for emma

[leaberator]

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[foodbin]

Somehow I feel like she won’t ask anyone to set her on fire during that phase.

[leaberator]

Maybe just in the dramatic teenager way. Y'know. "Ugh, this is so awful, I'd rather just be set on fire right now".

[foodbin]

I don’t know, I can’t really picture it.

[leaberator]

Yeah, she'd never pull it off.

[foodbin]

I’m okay with that. She’s a good kid.

[leaberator]

... Yeah. She is.

[foodbin]

[She pauses.]

How well did you know her before all this?

[leaberator]

[ ... why can't he ever have a simple answer for things. ]

... Well enough, I guess. Why?

[foodbin]

[She gives a small shrug.]

It’s not really mine to talk about, but... What I saw from her was a little bit concerning. That’s all.

[leaberator]

[ ah. yes. namine's entire life. yikesies. ]

... Yeah. That doesn't surprise me. She hasn't had the easiest time. [ a slight understatement. he pauses. ] What did you see?

[foodbin]

[After a moment, she shakes her head.]

...Sorry. I wouldn’t like it if she told other people what she saw from me.

[leaberator]

[ he shrugs. ]

Fair enough. I probably have a pretty good idea, anyway. White room?

[foodbin]

...That was part of it, yeah.

[leaberator]

Figures. Like I said... she hasn't had it easy.

[ he doesn't need details when he already knows, after all. ]

[foodbin]

It doesn't seem like it. But... She said it had gotten better, at least. Right?

[leaberator]

[ ... ]

Yeah. She's been outta that place a while, at least.

[foodbin]

Well... Good.

[She hesitates.]

I didn't mean to bring up anything unpleasant, I just wanted to... make sure. You know.

[leaberator]

That she wasn't lying when she said things were better now?

[foodbin]

...Yeah. Kind of.

[A beat.]

I know how that sounds. It's not that I don't trust her.

[leaberator]

So what is it?

[foodbin]

I don't know. She's really nice. I get the feeling she wouldn't want to be a bother even if anything was wrong. You know?

[leaberator]

[ ... he huffs, a bit ]

You're not wrong. That's pretty much how she is.

[foodbin]

...I wondered.

[She gives him a grateful nod.]

I won't tell her you told me.

[leaberator]

That she's got bad self-esteem? I've told her that to her face.

[ he hasn't in those terms at all, and also, pot kettle black, but the sentiment is there ]

[foodbin]

I don't want to make her feel even worse, or like I'm talking about her behind her back. That's all.

[even though she definitely is doing that second one.]