[Liem nods in sober, silent understanding. He’d hoped that Gen might act more comfortably around people other than him, but he can’t say he’s surprised to hear that he isn’t much of a roommate, especially under present circumstances.]
No one’s meant to get by entirely on their own—but he doesn’t seem to want to help himself. Maybe he doesn’t feel like he can.
[The situation they’re all in is hard for different people in different ways, and he doesn’t doubt that Gen is struggling with his own thoughts about the home he left behind. But having lost his arm on top of that can’t have helped him cope, either.
It doesn’t take long to dig a hole large enough to receive the seedling; he takes one last look the seedling and then at the waiting hole, and sits back to let Gray place it inside.]
I’ve tried to get him to at least sit in on my cooking classes when he stops by, but he really doesn’t seem to want to.
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No one’s meant to get by entirely on their own—but he doesn’t seem to want to help himself. Maybe he doesn’t feel like he can.
[The situation they’re all in is hard for different people in different ways, and he doesn’t doubt that Gen is struggling with his own thoughts about the home he left behind. But having lost his arm on top of that can’t have helped him cope, either.
It doesn’t take long to dig a hole large enough to receive the seedling; he takes one last look the seedling and then at the waiting hole, and sits back to let Gray place it inside.]
I’ve tried to get him to at least sit in on my cooking classes when he stops by, but he really doesn’t seem to want to.