[Some time after the trial, Zelgadis is outside in the Subnutica park, sitting on a bench with a guitar in his hands. He's playing a melancholy little tune. I'm sorry he's such a stereotypical anime sadman.
The kitten is also here, sometimes hiding under a bench, then suddenly darting to another hiding spot, as if stalking something.
Zelgadis pauses to greet Kuranosuke when he sees him.]
Comfort's different from person to person anyway. Everyone needs different things. Just pay attention to how they're acting and remember what you've learned about them so far, and you'll be just fine.
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Week 2, Saturday
The kitten is also here, sometimes hiding under a bench, then suddenly darting to another hiding spot, as if stalking something.
Zelgadis pauses to greet Kuranosuke when he sees him.]
... Hey. It's been a long day, huh.
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[plops onto the bench beside him]
Can't believe I did that whole thing sober. Ugh.
[...there's no real heat in his complaining, though. he just sounds tired.]
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[Was that... an attempt at humour? It may be hard to tell.]
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if it wasn't an attempt, kuranosuke's laughing anyway.]
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Tomorrow's going to be rough on a lot of people.
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[on pretty much everyone, kuranosuke thinks. as far as he's aware there aren't many heartless bastards left...]
...guess we're gonna have to be ready to pick up the pieces, huh?
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... I'm not good at comforting people.
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It's like saying, "Even if everything else changes, our friendship won't."
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I'll keep that in mind.
[That sounds like a better strategy than trying to talk to people about trauma and saying things that are just more and more depressing.]
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You've got pretty good instincts, Zelgadis.