[ He was grieving. What a strange and uncomfortable thought. And what a lovely one. To have anyone take heed of his death - improbable. To have multiple people not just notice, but mourn - It seems impossible. He shouldn't get any ounce of pleasure from it. But - He does.
No matter. ]
The lad is -
[ Well. ]
Well, he's an absolute fuck-up, but - in a way I understand rather intimately. He's learning to be a person, is the thing. This might well have been his very first time grieving anyone or anything - or at least doing so in a way where he let anyone else see. Hardly surprising that he didn't know how to do it.
[ Byerly is careful to not allow his tone to suggest that there might be anything in that that Bastien might relate to. Sometimes, in a moment like this, turning your eye inward sparks more fury than empathy. And suggesting that a large part of Bastien's anger is actually directed at himself will likely be enraging indeed. ]
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Date: 2023-09-26 03:43 pm (UTC)No matter. ]
The lad is -
[ Well. ]
Well, he's an absolute fuck-up, but - in a way I understand rather intimately. He's learning to be a person, is the thing. This might well have been his very first time grieving anyone or anything - or at least doing so in a way where he let anyone else see. Hardly surprising that he didn't know how to do it.
[ Byerly is careful to not allow his tone to suggest that there might be anything in that that Bastien might relate to. Sometimes, in a moment like this, turning your eye inward sparks more fury than empathy. And suggesting that a large part of Bastien's anger is actually directed at himself will likely be enraging indeed. ]