...I'm sorry that you've been made to endure a trial like this.
[He didn't really get a straight answer from many of the people last week either, partially from reluctance to speak and partially from an inability to, so an answer like this isn't surprising. It's still a sad thing to hear, though.]
If talking about any of it would help, I'll listen. And if you can think of anything else that I could do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know. Rest and time will help, but it does little good to say so when everything is still fresh and difficult, I feel...
There's no need to apologize for something like that, my dear.
[And he won't press when they're clearly having a time of it, but he will at least carry them to a hospital room so he can set them down in a bed that is much more comfortable than the gazebo floor.]
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[He didn't really get a straight answer from many of the people last week either, partially from reluctance to speak and partially from an inability to, so an answer like this isn't surprising. It's still a sad thing to hear, though.]
If talking about any of it would help, I'll listen. And if you can think of anything else that I could do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know. Rest and time will help, but it does little good to say so when everything is still fresh and difficult, I feel...
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[ they mumble it, and then sigh. ]
Sorry.
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[And he won't press when they're clearly having a time of it, but he will at least carry them to a hospital room so he can set them down in a bed that is much more comfortable than the gazebo floor.]
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which would be the normal thing to do. ]
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He will pull up a visitor's chair...]
...Actually, would you rather be alone, or are you alright with company?
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[ they are learning how insistent people are. ]
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[People will just go door to door in the hospital checking on injured people now... So he will take a seat. His spot.]
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I will hide under the bed.
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I suppose...
[ through gritted teeth. ]
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...Well, once I leave, no one will be monitoring to make sure you don't find your way down there...
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[ don't cheer up at that. ]
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But until then, you can rest here.