[ He'll look down. He won't tell Norton not to blame himself. An individual's harshest critic was oneself, and in the end, he had in fact made a mistake. It'd be folly to insist he hadn't, and Huaisang wasn't so soft to try to insist as much. ]
I appreciate you telling me this, though. Like I promised, I'll keep this to myself. There's really no reason for me to go around spreading a story like this to anyone.
[ That's a little surprise, but he didn't think it a bad one! ]
Anyway, I'm glad you decided to speak about it with someone. Holding onto things like this can be a heavy burden...I'm sure even having me listen helped soften the blow a little bit.
[ He... Hadn't considered this. Then again, he never figured people really cared enough to listen. Last time anyone actually spoke to him about it was when he was recovering in the hospital, and even then it was just some acquaintances and bosses saying "My condolences" or some hollow shit like that.
And then, nothing. Hardly anyone got this close to him again, and he's pretty sure they had some crazy ideas about him after that. Not that he really felt that bothered by it... So he told himself. ]
... Maybe it did. I don't know.
[ A part of him was sure this might have been a mistake, but screw it. He really needed someone to talk to... ]
[ ... To be honest, Huaisang was actually a little happy the other man had decided to come to him for it. A lot had happened today, and besides the show of trust, it had allowed him to get his thoughts off of the result of the trial.
So really, this whole discussion was beneficial to the both of them. ]
Hm, well, regardless I didn't mind it at all. So if you ever feel the need to, you can seek me out anytime.
Now, maybe you'd like to spend some time reading some fun stories with me?
[ A slight smile lit up his face as he said that. ]
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[ He'll look down. He won't tell Norton not to blame himself. An individual's harshest critic was oneself, and in the end, he had in fact made a mistake. It'd be folly to insist he hadn't, and Huaisang wasn't so soft to try to insist as much. ]
I appreciate you telling me this, though. Like I promised, I'll keep this to myself. There's really no reason for me to go around spreading a story like this to anyone.
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Thanks.
You know, you're actually the first person I've actually talked to about that mess.
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[ That's a little surprise, but he didn't think it a bad one! ]
Anyway, I'm glad you decided to speak about it with someone. Holding onto things like this can be a heavy burden...I'm sure even having me listen helped soften the blow a little bit.
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And then, nothing. Hardly anyone got this close to him again, and he's pretty sure they had some crazy ideas about him after that. Not that he really felt that bothered by it... So he told himself. ]
... Maybe it did. I don't know.
[ A part of him was sure this might have been a mistake, but screw it. He really needed someone to talk to... ]
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So really, this whole discussion was beneficial to the both of them. ]
Hm, well, regardless I didn't mind it at all. So if you ever feel the need to, you can seek me out anytime.
Now, maybe you'd like to spend some time reading some fun stories with me?
[ A slight smile lit up his face as he said that. ]
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[ Quite a change in demeanour from yesterday... It's amazing what a horrible trial can do to people. ]
What the hell, why not. What have you been reading there?