[ in the end, she opens the door. he counts that as a win. and for once, there's barely a smile on his face as he nods to her in greeting — his mouth tilts up slightly, genuinely glad as he is to see her; and he does crouch down to scratch bear behind his ears. ]
Hey, [ he responds, and keeps looking at bear as he says, quiet like someone who's been through all the five stages of grief and has finally arrived at acceptance, ] Junpei's gone. It's been over a week, now. So I figured...
[ well. he figured she might get it. he glances up, then, ] She was like a sister to me. [ he doesn't say her name, but who else would he be talking about? ] To lose one is bad enough, but both at once?
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Hey, [ he responds, and keeps looking at bear as he says, quiet like someone who's been through all the five stages of grief and has finally arrived at acceptance, ] Junpei's gone. It's been over a week, now. So I figured...
[ well. he figured she might get it. he glances up, then, ] She was like a sister to me. [ he doesn't say her name, but who else would he be talking about? ] To lose one is bad enough, but both at once?