crau2 pcs: lup

[unbested]

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[evocationary]

[she understands about half of this.]

Yikesarooni, the universe really doesn't like you, huh? [this poor kid!!] Look, I can't really give you any silver linings without lying to your face pretty blatantly. This sucks. I don't want to give you empty platitudes.

We really just have to weather it. We don't have any other choices.

[unbested]

[ no the universe fucking hates him! lots of things do! ]

Y-yeah. I know.

[ he bites his lip, poking at his food some more. ]

It just feels like these bad things keep happening because of me. Like, maybe no one would be in these situations if I didn't make these stupid wishes.

[evocationary]

Oh, nuh-uh! None of that!

[instantly!!! she reaches, actually, and takes his face in both her hands, making him look at her.]

This isn't happening because of you. You are not that important, bud, I promise. This is happening because the universe sucks, not because you think you're the center of it.

[that's one way to reassure someone ig]

[unbested]

[ he visibly flinches momentarily when she reaches for his face, dropping his fork. but then he gives a little nod. ]

R-right.

[ kind of makes him feel better and worse at the same time?? ]

[evocationary]

[that's how comfort with lup goes!

she gently pats his cheek, and then lets go of him.]

Besides. We didn't have to come. We could've just said no, for this one.

[unbested]

What? I definitely had to, there's no way I could just abandon Pops like that! It was probably like that for everyone else too!

[evocationary]

Yeah, but I mean, we had the choice to say no. It wasn't like we were just spirited away.

Not that any of us were going to say no. Just that we had the choice.

[unbested]

You mean most of you didn't get a choice the first time?

[evocationary]

My thing did, I just know some of them didn't.