[That was . . . true. That was what Kakyoin asked. For a moment he was quiet, considering this, and also just being pleased that Kakyoin wasn't pulling away. There wasn't an ounce of blame in him; how could there be? That the question was even being asked, about Dio, was more than he expected. And . . . he wasn't good at this, at being physically there, because it wasn't part of what he'd made himself good at. But he's trying. And he thought that right now was a good time for it.]
[Kakyoin never really knew how to ask for what he needed.]
[Twining his fingers around Hierophant, he settled against Kakyoin; another moment and Gold Experience was seated on his other side, a silent presence, the two of them dual guards against the world.]
I am. For the most part. Jonathan will be. Dio isn't, but he hasn't been since he got here, and he won't be for a long time, if he ever is.
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[That was . . . true. That was what Kakyoin asked. For a moment he was quiet, considering this, and also just being pleased that Kakyoin wasn't pulling away. There wasn't an ounce of blame in him; how could there be? That the question was even being asked, about Dio, was more than he expected. And . . . he wasn't good at this, at being physically there, because it wasn't part of what he'd made himself good at. But he's trying. And he thought that right now was a good time for it.]
[Kakyoin never really knew how to ask for what he needed.]
[Twining his fingers around Hierophant, he settled against Kakyoin; another moment and Gold Experience was seated on his other side, a silent presence, the two of them dual guards against the world.]
I am. For the most part. Jonathan will be. Dio isn't, but he hasn't been since he got here, and he won't be for a long time, if he ever is.
What about you?