Perhaps she could lend her expertise to the teenagers still trying to learn how to be people.
"That's reasonable, I can deal with that," Once upon a time he took criticism very poorly... alright he still kind of did. But he'd been knocked down several pegs and honestly? If it were something he was genuinely wrong for he could suck it up and accept he did it badly. This last thing? Hyne had he screwed up. Big time. There's a faint smile there, it's a little rueful and unsure, but it's there. "Thanks. Can't say I've had much of that before." It was new, honestly, people giving a shit.
He huffs, offering a faint shrug. "Yeah. It is." It used to be just him and his posse. Very few would bat an eye, did bat an eye when they'd thought he'd died. It's just the way things were.
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"That's reasonable, I can deal with that," Once upon a time he took criticism very poorly... alright he still kind of did. But he'd been knocked down several pegs and honestly? If it were something he was genuinely wrong for he could suck it up and accept he did it badly. This last thing? Hyne had he screwed up. Big time. There's a faint smile there, it's a little rueful and unsure, but it's there. "Thanks. Can't say I've had much of that before." It was new, honestly, people giving a shit.
He huffs, offering a faint shrug. "Yeah. It is." It used to be just him and his posse. Very few would bat an eye, did bat an eye when they'd thought he'd died. It's just the way things were.