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[rightfully]

Yes. Precisely.

[ She's surprised - or, perhaps, pleased - to hear it put in such simple words. It isn't a simple feeling. When he does that, though, he validates her.

It's nice. Gentles her expression somewhat, which hadn't been altogether too severe to begin with. ]

Do you feel similarly about your home?

[parttimes]

... I'm not sure. I didn't really have a chance to try to get used to the new status quo before I ended up here.

[He sighs quietly, shrugging.]

And because of that, I really don't have any advice. I guess I just want to say... I get it. You've got someone who understands what you're dealing with here. Alright?

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[rightfully]

[ Her eyes slide away for a moment; her expression grows inscrutable. ... ]

[rightfully]

Alright.

[ "Someone who understands" is a taller order than he knows. Lucina has largely resigned herself to the fact that the only people who can truly understand her experiences are the people who have lived them, but... but they're not here. Her younger sibling isn't here. Severa, Gerome, Laurent - they're not here.

He's trying, though. Kou is trying. There's nothing invalid about that. She is here, even if no one else is, and there's a bed to sleep in, fresh food to eat, clean water. And kind people, evidently.

She smiles, in a friendly fashion. ]

It's nice to have a comrade.

[ that's not what this is, lucina ]

[parttimes]

[It's honestly a bit reassuring to realize he hasn't overstepped any bounds here. Lucina carries herself as someone who has very firm, certain boundaries--

It's fine, though. Everything is fine, isn't it? If she's willing to lean on him at least a little, then she's not totally alone in her experiences...and that's what really matters.]

Yeah, well... it wouldn't be the first time I've ended up with a surprise comrade, so...that's fine with me.

[Kou is bad at this.]