[He can't see them, but he can hear them. The guilt is becoming unbearable. Thoughts rising from the deep dark parts of his mind. Were things not constantly falling apart, he'd bounce back from it all, but this was an avalanche of problems. The last thing he wanted was to cause further distress for this family.]
I'm... [He stops himself, just barely. Claws scrap the floor. That's not what they want to hear, she wants to hear at this very moment.] ...It'ss working. Please...ressst. [He doesn't know if she can hear him, but he'll try if it'll calm her spirits.]
. . . [ It doesn't feel like he would be just fine, not right now. She can see Kazuma, and hear him too, but how is she supposed to rest? For a second, she can actually feel anger, that someone normally so smart and level-headed would let it come to this, but she's long seen this side of him now, and she swore she would accept it. Already has.
Then she starts to feel guilty at feeling angry. She is far too drained to argue or fuss with either of them, anyway, so she allows her shoulders to slump. ]
No hiding this time. Stay with us. [ Until...? Until when? She doesn't know. Until further notice. She also doesn't know what other option Kazuma has. Certainly not much, but she'll insist anyway, despite feeling (and sounding) quite winded. ] ...Then I'll rest.
[...Well, that's not a hard demand. In his current state it's impossible to leave, even if he wanted to. He wanted to get as far away from the both of them, keep them out harms way. Why do they still even want him here?]
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I'm... [He stops himself, just barely. Claws scrap the floor. That's not what they want to hear, she wants to hear at this very moment.] ...It'ss working. Please...ressst. [He doesn't know if she can hear him, but he'll try if it'll calm her spirits.]
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Then she starts to feel guilty at feeling angry. She is far too drained to argue or fuss with either of them, anyway, so she allows her shoulders to slump. ]
No hiding this time. Stay with us. [ Until...? Until when? She doesn't know. Until further notice. She also doesn't know what other option Kazuma has. Certainly not much, but she'll insist anyway, despite feeling (and sounding) quite winded. ] ...Then I'll rest.
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...I'll sstay. [For now.]