[He offers a little wave in return as she plip-plods off. But once the Aranara's back is turned, he returns to look down at the water blankly to clean it up, letting the boring process of sopping up water empty his head of any thoughts. Letting his temper get the better of him now wouldn't do any good, the perpetrator of it all isn't able to be reached, so there's nowhere to direct it, and he sure isn't going to direct it at his girlfriend or his friends.
The feeling of emptiness gets interrupted by the sudden warmth of Yoimiya's arms around him, getting him to stop his cleaning and look down at them, sighing in content to feel her body and head against his back. It's an easy switch to go from feeling a little hopeless to soaking in her presence, grateful to have her here with him.]
...I know. I just need some time, time to process everything and sort it out. I don't think I'm ready quite yet to talk, but when I've been able to rest a bit and taken a little bit of time to myself, I'd appreciate it if you could listen to my thoughts on it all.
[His arm comes down to wrap around hers, taking a deep breath to calm his mind. If he begins to think on it, his mind becomes turbulent, and where he knows he can't run from it, right now he needs to concentrate on not letting it bother him until he's ready.]
I've just got a lot on my mind. I wasn't lying when I said I thought I should rest for a bit. The pressure's been coming down on me more than I thought it would.
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[He offers a little wave in return as she plip-plods off. But once the Aranara's back is turned, he returns to look down at the water blankly to clean it up, letting the boring process of sopping up water empty his head of any thoughts. Letting his temper get the better of him now wouldn't do any good, the perpetrator of it all isn't able to be reached, so there's nowhere to direct it, and he sure isn't going to direct it at his girlfriend or his friends.
The feeling of emptiness gets interrupted by the sudden warmth of Yoimiya's arms around him, getting him to stop his cleaning and look down at them, sighing in content to feel her body and head against his back. It's an easy switch to go from feeling a little hopeless to soaking in her presence, grateful to have her here with him.]
...I know. I just need some time, time to process everything and sort it out. I don't think I'm ready quite yet to talk, but when I've been able to rest a bit and taken a little bit of time to myself, I'd appreciate it if you could listen to my thoughts on it all.
[His arm comes down to wrap around hers, taking a deep breath to calm his mind. If he begins to think on it, his mind becomes turbulent, and where he knows he can't run from it, right now he needs to concentrate on not letting it bother him until he's ready.]
I've just got a lot on my mind. I wasn't lying when I said I thought I should rest for a bit. The pressure's been coming down on me more than I thought it would.