[ and his own hand leaves the table, the cup, and moves to rest on Rukia's- the touch is direct but neither harsh nor controlling, a comfort that isn't sentimental.
Shiro's little finger will hook around her hand but the expression on his face has changed little ]
And what does it make it when someone makes the same mistake more than twice?
[She doesn't know what to do with that touch, the physical contact that's not in the line of duty, not in self-defense of one sort or another. So she lets him, if it makes him feel better. But she doesn't know how to respond, properly.]
...Is it? If I could make them safe... Would it matter if I was still here?
A scar. A lesson too, hopefully. There are those people who are too unsteady. Could be a lack of experience or ignorance. Both of these are easily found, Rukia.
[ and he notices, for Shiro who pays so much attention to people and whose body has been changed so much, that kind of thing is easy to notice. The hand stays -
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[ and his own hand leaves the table, the cup, and moves to rest on Rukia's- the touch is direct but neither harsh nor controlling, a comfort that isn't sentimental.
Shiro's little finger will hook around her hand but the expression on his face has changed little ]
You're here, still. 's what makes it matter.
Action;
[She doesn't know what to do with that touch, the physical contact that's not in the line of duty, not in self-defense of one sort or another. So she lets him, if it makes him feel better. But she doesn't know how to respond, properly.]
...Is it? If I could make them safe... Would it matter if I was still here?
Action;
A scar. A lesson too, hopefully. There are those people who are too unsteady. Could be a lack of experience or ignorance. Both of these are easily found, Rukia.
[ and he notices, for Shiro who pays so much attention to people and whose body has been changed so much, that kind of thing is easy to notice. The hand stays -
even with her last words. ]
It matters that you do what you desire.
Action;
[Her answer would have been so much more unkind, so she'll go with his for the moment.]
Not so far that I've seen. Petty actions flung out into the vast black...
[Or something like that. She shakes her head, cutting off that line of thought.]
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[ not that he really knows about ancient shinigami and such. But for someone who doesn't expect to turn 20? For that person this is very accurate.
's fine that way. Good decisions and proprietary, they're not what people consist of.
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[She's much older than she looks, and some days, she feels like it.]
If so, then what? The bad decisions?
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[ that fits, with Shiro being much younger than he acts. ]
Their urges, usually. The things they feel ashamed about.
Action;
That's what makes a Hollow--impulses and urges. Not a human.
Action;
's important to know how far one can go, with these things. Desires are the one honest thing we can rely on.