[Rion has no idea how completely on the nose she is about him. and if that's an experience they share, then it makes sense that she'd be able to see him struggling with the same things she did.]
[but those relatable problems aside, what sort of knight swoops in with the intention of protecting, then winds up screwing up so badly that he needs protecting himself? not the storybook kind that Sburb and other RPGs seem obsessed with, at least. Dave's complained about hating that title before, the idea of being a hero, because he doesn't think he can live up to it. that, and he's seen someone else ruin the title of "hero" even worse than he has.]
[but then, Rion suddenly has her arms around him, careful not to hit his injury, and that self-loathing train of thought pretty much completely sails off the rails. he pauses for maybe half a minute. then he lifts an arm to return it. it's ... the kind of slightly awkward one-armed hug you give someone when you're not really all that experienced in giving hugs, but the message of sincerity is there all the same.]
Gonna hold you to that — the story, I mean.
[and hell, Rion's already gotten pretty good at reading him, maybe she'll get that message, too. he's saying thanks, in his dumb kind of muted way.]
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[but those relatable problems aside, what sort of knight swoops in with the intention of protecting, then winds up screwing up so badly that he needs protecting himself? not the storybook kind that Sburb and other RPGs seem obsessed with, at least. Dave's complained about hating that title before, the idea of being a hero, because he doesn't think he can live up to it. that, and he's seen someone else ruin the title of "hero" even worse than he has.]
[but then, Rion suddenly has her arms around him, careful not to hit his injury, and that self-loathing train of thought pretty much completely sails off the rails. he pauses for maybe half a minute. then he lifts an arm to return it. it's ... the kind of slightly awkward one-armed hug you give someone when you're not really all that experienced in giving hugs, but the message of sincerity is there all the same.]
Gonna hold you to that — the story, I mean.
[and hell, Rion's already gotten pretty good at reading him, maybe she'll get that message, too. he's saying thanks, in his dumb kind of muted way.]