[It's impossible for her not to look a bit crestfallen at his response; she's gotten worse at hiding her emotions here, especially around someone she'll willingly make herself so vulnerable for. It's fine. It's not her, he's allowed to live by himself, he's--
Apologizing. Immediately. And that's... so different for him.
Something's still wrong. She wants to know why, but she can't ask. Couldn't force him towards it. She takes his hands again, one hand touching the palm and the other over the top to cradle it.]
M-Metta, it's okay, I... I just didn't want you to feel like you were alone, or, h-had to be alone, or... that I didn't want to see you, somehow, or... whatever.
[He's got his reasons. He has to. And maybe those reasons are that he's putting on an act for her here, or maybe those reasons are something more. She can't say.]
I can help you find a place, if you want, or, uhm...
[She runs a gentle hand up his arm just a bit.]
I do have, uhm, a lab s-space here. The accommodations aren't, uh, great, but if you need something fixed, or, uh, w-want some help, it's the least I could do...
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Apologizing. Immediately. And that's... so different for him.
Something's still wrong. She wants to know why, but she can't ask. Couldn't force him towards it. She takes his hands again, one hand touching the palm and the other over the top to cradle it.]
M-Metta, it's okay, I... I just didn't want you to feel like you were alone, or, h-had to be alone, or... that I didn't want to see you, somehow, or... whatever.
[He's got his reasons. He has to. And maybe those reasons are that he's putting on an act for her here, or maybe those reasons are something more. She can't say.]
I can help you find a place, if you want, or, uhm...
[She runs a gentle hand up his arm just a bit.]
I do have, uhm, a lab s-space here. The accommodations aren't, uh, great, but if you need something fixed, or, uh, w-want some help, it's the least I could do...