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[doctorize]

[Danny listens without interruption, before he finally speaks.]

I see... I'm sorry to hear that you had to deal with all of that on your own. And it sounds like you really were giving it your all and trying your best, despite everything going on with your teammates.

[He actually does mean this on some sincere level here: for a moment, Danny almost finds himself thinking of everyone that worked together in their building back home, and how there was a time where he felt like he was the only one doing the best work they were capable of... before he eventually gave up on caring about such things too by the end.]

[isawallflower]

[ It's the first time she's told the whole story. Giorno doesn't know. Cersei doesn't. ...Cairo doesn't. No one knows. Riley has no metric for how he might react, especially since this is the first time she's met Danny in-person. Halfway through, she starts to feel it's a mistake, talking about this— but she pushes on anyway, and now, they're here.

She's stunned silent, waiting for reprimanding that doesn't come. ]

You're...sorry? Y-y- you're. You're- you're sorry? Ev- even though, I...

[doctorize]

Yes... why would I not be? No one deserves to go through something like that, and it sounds like many things could have been avoided if someone had taken your troubles more seriously.

[Come to think of it, where were the adults during all this?]

Did you ever try talking to anyone else about it? Like your parents or any teachers?

[isawallflower]

[ She shakes her head, still partly in shock. ]

The... School board doesn't...r-really care. There's a set of...c-coaches, but. They d-d- don't. They don't really...pay attention to- to- to the team.

[ And, well. Her parents, that's... ]

...My, um. My parents, they don't...really pay, um. Pay attention...either.

[doctorize]

... I see.

[Danny frowns at that, before he takes a breath and speaks.]

Well... even though I don't know you very well and this is the first time that I'm hearing about this, I want you to know that I do care. You couldn't have someone to rely on back home, but I do hope that there are people here that you feel like you can trust to have your best interests at heart from now on.

[isawallflower]

[ From the look on her face, it sounds like Riley hasn't heard this many times before. How did it take her becoming a literal monster to start getting this from adults? Why is that how all this worked?

It's only when her view of Danny starts to blur that Riley realizes she's started to cry. She quickly rubs at her eyes, embarrassed— if they see you cry, they can use it against you, after all. ]

I- I'm sorry. This is all k- kind of- a lot.

[doctorize]

[Unfortunately, Riley is right to be cautious given that Danny will likely try to use this later once he finds out about the Aunamee thing at some point in the near future, but until then, he plays his part as a caring therapist properly.]

It's okay. You don't need to apologize here.

[Does she need a tissue? He'll offer a tissue box out for her to take if she needs it.]

[isawallflower]

[ Not need apologize? Yes she does, something screams inside her. This is the first time she's ever met this man, and she's crying in front of him. She's crying, and telling him things no one else knows. Trying to hide her face with one hand, she takes the tissue box with the other, hiccupping softly. ]

Th-thank- thank you. Thank... Thank...

[ It's a little unlikely she'll be able to compose herself this session in any reasonable fashion, at least for anything substantial. ]