[ suddenly like huh i have no idea if hospitals exist in metaphor and i think they probably don't, but at least it's still pretty clear what's going on in this scene. which makes fidelio stop in his tracks even before lucas says anything, because the memory this brings back to the forefront of his mind still feels like a punch to the gut after all these years, even if his own story had a mostly happy ending. ]
Ah... Don't worry about it. Nothin' I needed to do in here anyway.
[ he's not very good at expressing sympathy, and normally his inclination would be to just get out and let a crying person have their privacy. but in this situation, he doesn't make an immediate move to either go or come closer; he just lingers in the doorway awkwardly until he finally comes out and asks. ]
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Ah... Don't worry about it. Nothin' I needed to do in here anyway.
[ he's not very good at expressing sympathy, and normally his inclination would be to just get out and let a crying person have their privacy. but in this situation, he doesn't make an immediate move to either go or come closer; he just lingers in the doorway awkwardly until he finally comes out and asks. ]
You rather I go or stay?