[He feels bad for not being more reassuring, but he can't. He can't just say it's all going to be okay, that Varian will get past it and it won't be a big deal. He'd be lying if he did.]
Sorry, dude. I don't know if it helps any, but you setting off that explosion means.... [He drops his hand so he can fidget with his fingers, because this is hitting some sensitive spots he doesn't like talking about very often.] It means you didn't abandon me. And that's still a big deal to me, even if you think you didn't do enough.
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[He feels bad for not being more reassuring, but he can't. He can't just say it's all going to be okay, that Varian will get past it and it won't be a big deal. He'd be lying if he did.]
Sorry, dude. I don't know if it helps any, but you setting off that explosion means.... [He drops his hand so he can fidget with his fingers, because this is hitting some sensitive spots he doesn't like talking about very often.] It means you didn't abandon me. And that's still a big deal to me, even if you think you didn't do enough.