[well. that kind of says it all, doesn't it? she's not sure how open he is to it, but she does reach out a hand tentatively. will the puppy allow for comfort pets...give her a moment to gather her thoughts but it's fairly obvious she's unhappy this is how things turned out.]
[ Pickles does allow comfort pets and allows the silence to sink in. It seems that he'd prefer this rather than keeping the conversation going, but that's just how things are sometimes. ]
[she wouldn't blame him. sometimes it's too hard to talk about the worst possible things to happen to you even when you know maybe you should. but aerith would be a hypocrite to force pickles to say more than he's ready for. so it's just comfort pets.]
...it's over now. You're back here with us. It must have been very lonely for you, but...we're still here. [ear scritches. what else can she do but assure him of that? especially when you turned around and hit betray immediately i'm so mad OUR PICKLES.]
[you know what, he's right to be sad. this sounds horrible. so she's not letting up with the gentle pets and lets him be upset, staying close though.]
...it's hard when you want to love and care about people, but they find reasons not to love or care about you back. [tentatively.] But your actual owner loves you and wouldn't kick you out, would he? Everything that happened out there was just like a bad dream.
[it's not going to change those feelings or experiences, but...it's something to try and hold onto, she hopes. even if pickles isn't feeling up to talking back, it's what she wants to offer.]
[yeah. okay. hard not to worry about that, actually.]
...has anyone else felt different to you since you've been back? [just to try and alleviate his nerves about it. it's not meant to rush him, but just to help him settle if she can.]
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...it's over now. You're back here with us. It must have been very lonely for you, but...we're still here. [ear scritches. what else can she do but assure him of that? especially when you turned around and hit betray immediately i'm so mad OUR PICKLES.]
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Pickles stays quiet a little longer, but then lets out a quiet howl. Awoo... He's sad. ]
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...it's hard when you want to love and care about people, but they find reasons not to love or care about you back. [tentatively.] But your actual owner loves you and wouldn't kick you out, would he? Everything that happened out there was just like a bad dream.
[it's not going to change those feelings or experiences, but...it's something to try and hold onto, she hopes. even if pickles isn't feeling up to talking back, it's what she wants to offer.]
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The puppy says it wasn't a dream, and that's why it's hard. ]
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Like a dream. [a soft correct.] But I understand. Experiencing makes it real, so it's harder to shake off.
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[ The puppy witnessed a quick change in a person, and worried that everyone here would have been the same upon return. ]
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...has anyone else felt different to you since you've been back? [just to try and alleviate his nerves about it. it's not meant to rush him, but just to help him settle if she can.]