[ Anaxagoras simply is used to comforting his students and those who had lost recent family...obviously, the people here aren't really solidly within such a category. Though, one can say in a sense Nala may be closer to the latter, considering her friendship with Hyunjung in mind.
He looks to see the cat plushie where its resting. ]
Speaking plainly, I thought to ensure you weren't feeling overwhelmed with everything.
Hence, that can be the current topic, or anything else that may direct your mind from the difficulties of today.
[ At least he's particularly blunt. He has that going for him, even if soft words aren't exactly a simple matter for him...people here had that in spades, and he cared himself. Even if he had his edges. No denying it now. ]
[She gives the plushie a tiny pat as she draws out two chairs. Come sit on the other, Anaxa. She'll curl up in one]
You're surprisingly sweet too. [Ahaha...her gaze falls a little as she tries to sort herself out] Mmm...I'm not really sure where would be best for me to start, honestly.
[ Anaxagoras will go ahead and seat himself on the other chair, making himself comfortable - his posture is more or less relaxed. As much as it can be, really.
Given that she has had a rough day, he doesn't feel inclined to rebuff the statement. Or maybe these days he himself is growing a bit more comfortable with the idea of being a bit more "seen". Not that he will necessarily always be like that, but...right now, he believes he understands what a few might need.
That has to count for something. ]
I wouldn't say I try to be, but...I'd rather be anything other than unfeeling.
[ So, it's an acceptance, while mulling over the best place to 'start'. ]
Oftentimes, in situations like these, it can be difficult to find that starting point. I'm not exactly unfamiliar with the idea myself...after all, back home I've seen my fair share of those affected by loss.
They hardly ever know what to say at the time. Though, words can find them eventually nonetheless.
[ Unfeeling is not a word she would have used to describe Anaxagoras. She nods, letting the words sink in, as she contemplates them
So perhaps the place she begins is a little odd]
...You know, Siffrin said I wasn't expendable. I... didn't know how to feel about that because until I came to this place, everyone that lay their hands on me considered me just that.
[ There is no easy place to "begin", when it comes to these matters, so Anaxagoras does not feel it is too strange, despite the unusual point.
When she brings up what she does, he remembers the gathering of folks amidst the climax of that sudden interference. ]
...It's different.
Although it's unfair people approached you as something to be taken apart or otherwise a target, it is without a doubt that some individuals here will not stand for it.
[ Maybe hearing what had happened to her made him a bit more protective as a result, though he believes that overtime the same can be applied to others. And it is all through a genuine connection - an irrefutable bond. ]
Though, it has become something for you to get used to, hasn't it?
[ Expectations, even ones unspoken or imagined, can be a weight upon the soul.
But, lightening that burden is easier than said. ]
The future is never set in stone.
The only way you can do your best to prevent it, is to place all you can in achieving the best outcome.
[ Fretting over it is natural. So he does not speak to it, he merely talks to the actions that can be achieved to overcome those anxieties. ]
...If there isn't something you're used to, take one step at a time. No one changes overnight, no matter who they are, who they were, and who they want to be.
None of these things are easy, though making the effort will be worth it. Don't you agree?
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Date: 2025-11-30 06:39 am (UTC)He looks to see the cat plushie where its resting. ]
Speaking plainly, I thought to ensure you weren't feeling overwhelmed with everything.
Hence, that can be the current topic, or anything else that may direct your mind from the difficulties of today.
[ At least he's particularly blunt. He has that going for him, even if soft words aren't exactly a simple matter for him...people here had that in spades, and he cared himself. Even if he had his edges. No denying it now. ]
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Date: 2025-11-30 06:44 am (UTC)You're surprisingly sweet too. [Ahaha...her gaze falls a little as she tries to sort herself out] Mmm...I'm not really sure where would be best for me to start, honestly.
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Date: 2025-11-30 08:05 am (UTC)Given that she has had a rough day, he doesn't feel inclined to rebuff the statement. Or maybe these days he himself is growing a bit more comfortable with the idea of being a bit more "seen". Not that he will necessarily always be like that, but...right now, he believes he understands what a few might need.
That has to count for something. ]
I wouldn't say I try to be, but...I'd rather be anything other than unfeeling.
[ So, it's an acceptance, while mulling over the best place to 'start'. ]
Oftentimes, in situations like these, it can be difficult to find that starting point. I'm not exactly unfamiliar with the idea myself...after all, back home I've seen my fair share of those affected by loss.
They hardly ever know what to say at the time. Though, words can find them eventually nonetheless.
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Date: 2025-11-30 08:53 am (UTC)So perhaps the place she begins is a little odd]
...You know, Siffrin said I wasn't expendable. I... didn't know how to feel about that because until I came to this place, everyone that lay their hands on me considered me just that.
"A lamb for the slaughter".
But here, for some reason...
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Date: 2025-12-01 12:46 pm (UTC)When she brings up what she does, he remembers the gathering of folks amidst the climax of that sudden interference. ]
...It's different.
Although it's unfair people approached you as something to be taken apart or otherwise a target, it is without a doubt that some individuals here will not stand for it.
[ Maybe hearing what had happened to her made him a bit more protective as a result, though he believes that overtime the same can be applied to others. And it is all through a genuine connection - an irrefutable bond. ]
Though, it has become something for you to get used to, hasn't it?
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Date: 2025-12-02 10:21 am (UTC)That's partly why I'm scared. What if the people who believe in me are proven wrong by my future actions?
[She thinks about her wish, the burning desire to make it true. But she can't look at anyone anymore and think it would be enough to sacrifice them]
I want to be good. But knowing how to be good is hard.
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Date: 2025-12-02 11:09 pm (UTC)But, lightening that burden is easier than said. ]
The future is never set in stone.
The only way you can do your best to prevent it, is to place all you can in achieving the best outcome.
[ Fretting over it is natural. So he does not speak to it, he merely talks to the actions that can be achieved to overcome those anxieties. ]
...If there isn't something you're used to, take one step at a time. No one changes overnight, no matter who they are, who they were, and who they want to be.
None of these things are easy, though making the effort will be worth it. Don't you agree?