[ She has a lovely laugh; he feels the tips of his ears warming. He suspects she would have a beautiful singing voice, after all. Despite his faint fluster, his voice is earnest; maybe even more so. The very last thing he wants is for her to think he's being flippant or joking in some way. ]
It's a rare thing, being someone people want to open up to. And in this place, where we need to be able to trust each other and lean on one another, having someone who can be that person may mean the difference between someone feeling included and that same person isolating themselves and coming to harm because of it.
[ At her question, he shakes his head. ]
Not many happy ones, at any rate. But I think it would do us good if one appeared.
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[ She has a lovely laugh; he feels the tips of his ears warming. He suspects she would have a beautiful singing voice, after all. Despite his faint fluster, his voice is earnest; maybe even more so. The very last thing he wants is for her to think he's being flippant or joking in some way. ]
It's a rare thing, being someone people want to open up to. And in this place, where we need to be able to trust each other and lean on one another, having someone who can be that person may mean the difference between someone feeling included and that same person isolating themselves and coming to harm because of it.
[ At her question, he shakes his head. ]
Not many happy ones, at any rate. But I think it would do us good if one appeared.