[ He starts, stops himself. He knows she's right. His friends back home... Eve, especially... It can be easier, to deal with it when she's around. But he hasn't had the chance to see any of them since his dad—
Mark shakes his head. ]
Don't take this the wrong way, but I kind of hope I don't find anyone here I can trust. Not because you're wrong, but because I don't want anyone else to have to have gone through what I did.
[ He'll meet with Ritsuka sometime after this, and share with her then. And it will have simultaneously made him feel better — and also just, unfortunately, it will have sucked. ]
I appreciate the idea, though. Really, I do — a lot. It's just...
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[ He starts, stops himself. He knows she's right. His friends back home... Eve, especially... It can be easier, to deal with it when she's around. But he hasn't had the chance to see any of them since his dad—
Mark shakes his head. ]
Don't take this the wrong way, but I kind of hope I don't find anyone here I can trust. Not because you're wrong, but because I don't want anyone else to have to have gone through what I did.
[ He'll meet with Ritsuka sometime after this, and share with her then. And it will have simultaneously made him feel better — and also just, unfortunately, it will have sucked. ]
I appreciate the idea, though. Really, I do — a lot. It's just...
[ he vaguely waves a hand ]
Shit sucks, sometimes.