[ I had this thought like nine hours ago and while I don't know if it makes full sense for Wolfwood to take this leap here in this scenario it's just kind of been in my head so I'm just gonna do it anyway.
It's a method that helps kids at the orphanage sometimes when they're upset? At least to offer. ]
she seems a little startled at first that he'd offer - not in a bad way, just... she isn't expecting it. she looks up at him, and then:]
... Alright. [need is a harder word if only because she doesn't think she needs anything, like she doesn't need good food or a soft place to sleep. she can survive. but want... well, that's different. and she does want a hug. yeah.]
[ It's funny because saying 'want a hug?' usually makes kids tsun even harder. Life is funny that way before the repression and forced self-abstinence kicks in.
Well, here you go. He opens his free arm at any rate. ]
[she will just hug him for a while... not too long, just enough to figure out how to stand without it being awkward. but her emotions do go from rancidly sad to just tired sad, so at least there's that.
she's less muted than before. whether it's because her ropes don't work at all or because they don't work enough is hard to tell, but it's different than it was.
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It's a method that helps kids at the orphanage sometimes when they're upset? At least to offer. ]
Need a hug?
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she seems a little startled at first that he'd offer - not in a bad way, just... she isn't expecting it. she looks up at him, and then:]
... Alright. [need is a harder word if only because she doesn't think she needs anything, like she doesn't need good food or a soft place to sleep. she can survive. but want... well, that's different. and she does want a hug. yeah.]
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Well, here you go. He opens his free arm at any rate. ]
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but she does stand up, and wander over to him. and then clumsily, she hugs him. she's not very good at it, but she's learning.]
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Fortunately for Shenhe Wolfwood is a weirdo but he isn't a goddamn caveman. So he will give her a one armed hug, squeezing her shoulder. ]
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she's less muted than before. whether it's because her ropes don't work at all or because they don't work enough is hard to tell, but it's different than it was.
when she pulls away, she just sighs.]
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Feel any better?
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Yes. [she does, honestly. she didn't realize how much she liked touch from people she trusts until she got here.] Thank you.
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Next time, try the lions. They apparently have an unlimited stock of those at the colosseum.