[Jusis doesn't touch his food immediately, either. What she's going to say is most likely stomach-turning, so he'd rather not eat until they're done. She seems to be taking his measure, but maybe she's also just as awkward as he is. Or more so, depending on how one looks at it.
He listens to her story when she starts. Her detachment as she speaks is... familiar. Achingly so. Jusis has had to interview victims before, he's heard the detachment as a way to protect themselves from their trauma. So that they don't break down in front of so many strangers. It never gets easier to hear.
Hearing all of that, he just... hurts for her. As he did for Ash. As he did for Jun.]
You've suffered greatly. I wish I had more to say, other than that I'm sorry it happened to you.
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He listens to her story when she starts. Her detachment as she speaks is... familiar. Achingly so. Jusis has had to interview victims before, he's heard the detachment as a way to protect themselves from their trauma. So that they don't break down in front of so many strangers. It never gets easier to hear.
Hearing all of that, he just... hurts for her. As he did for Ash. As he did for Jun.]
You've suffered greatly. I wish I had more to say, other than that I'm sorry it happened to you.