[He tries his best to listen, really listen, and as he does his expression starts to soften up again. Polnareff, then, is like him — maybe in some ways even more reserved than him, which is deceptive from the personality traits he plays up and the way he'll sometimes act. Polnareff is like him, similar to the way he is when it comes to navigating a relationship: there's that weird external weight of "normal" that exerts its force on things, and Polnareff attunes to it.
Okay. Yeah. Yeah, okay.]
...When you're ready to talk — if, I mean. If, when, whenever. Just...trust me to listen, that's all I'm asking. Believe in me.
[He shifts a little closer, though without fully closing the space.]
And if you want to hear me talk, then I'll talk. Be your Sherpa. Only when you want it, if that's what you want. Okay?
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[He tries his best to listen, really listen, and as he does his expression starts to soften up again. Polnareff, then, is like him — maybe in some ways even more reserved than him, which is deceptive from the personality traits he plays up and the way he'll sometimes act. Polnareff is like him, similar to the way he is when it comes to navigating a relationship: there's that weird external weight of "normal" that exerts its force on things, and Polnareff attunes to it.
Okay. Yeah. Yeah, okay.]
...When you're ready to talk — if, I mean. If, when, whenever. Just...trust me to listen, that's all I'm asking. Believe in me.
[He shifts a little closer, though without fully closing the space.]
And if you want to hear me talk, then I'll talk. Be your Sherpa. Only when you want it, if that's what you want. Okay?