[ Maruki feels for him, terribly. One aching heart reaching for another. If he knew Armin better, he might sit next to him, put a hand between his shoulder blades. Offer what little comfort can be given in the face of tremendous grief.
As it stands, he can only answer the question gently. ]
We've been stuck in another reality together for some time now. A strange place, where many people are pulled from disparate worlds because of a wish they supposedly made. When I told you that sharing dreams wasn't uncommon in the reality that I'm currently in – he was one of the first people I met in dreams. The first person to house and feed me while I was getting my bearings in a strange new world. And the first person to attend counseling regularly.
[ His chest is warm, fond. So much has changed since then. ]
He's become a close friend. I'm lucky to know him.
[ And then, not as a placation (hehe) but as an entirely genuine sentiment: ]
When he tells me about you, I know no one else in any reality will ever come close. He misses you terribly. It's grief too, in its own way.
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As it stands, he can only answer the question gently. ]
We've been stuck in another reality together for some time now. A strange place, where many people are pulled from disparate worlds because of a wish they supposedly made. When I told you that sharing dreams wasn't uncommon in the reality that I'm currently in – he was one of the first people I met in dreams. The first person to house and feed me while I was getting my bearings in a strange new world. And the first person to attend counseling regularly.
[ His chest is warm, fond. So much has changed since then. ]
He's become a close friend. I'm lucky to know him.
[ And then, not as a placation (hehe) but as an entirely genuine sentiment: ]
When he tells me about you, I know no one else in any reality will ever come close. He misses you terribly. It's grief too, in its own way.