Mm. [ Those aren't words, Kanaya. Use your words. But "it's good to see you" is a hard statement to swallow, there are many things seeing rose feels like to her, but she isn't sure "good" is one of them. It hurts, in a way, a reminder of guilt and separation and self-denial. She'd like to see her and be around her more often, but she couldn't allow herself that. It isn't safe.
She hangs her head slightly, her eyes falling on the table. It's a risk, breaking eye contact, but not a rational one. ]
Well, it. It isn't the easiest thing to say, just outright. News I heard from home that affects the two of us especially.
[ She takes a deep breath, tucking her hair behind her ear and looking back up at Rose. ] Have you, um, spoken to Roxy at all of the circumstances she came from, back in her own session?
[ Kanaya doesn't suppose she'd be surprised if they hadn't, even if she so casually told Kanaya about how Gamzee died. The rest of it was too heavy, too difficult to broach. And to Rose, the events that will unfold at home may not seem as relevant, when she has so much to deal with in this world already. ]
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She hangs her head slightly, her eyes falling on the table. It's a risk, breaking eye contact, but not a rational one. ]
Well, it. It isn't the easiest thing to say, just outright. News I heard from home that affects the two of us especially.
[ She takes a deep breath, tucking her hair behind her ear and looking back up at Rose. ] Have you, um, spoken to Roxy at all of the circumstances she came from, back in her own session?
[ Kanaya doesn't suppose she'd be surprised if they hadn't, even if she so casually told Kanaya about how Gamzee died. The rest of it was too heavy, too difficult to broach. And to Rose, the events that will unfold at home may not seem as relevant, when she has so much to deal with in this world already. ]