[A lot spills out from her. There's a lot to process, but what he's most concerned with at the moment is the way she shakes, trembling like a leaf ready to disintegrate. Words jumble around in his head, competing to come out first and clogging his throat in a mental logjam as he tries to figure out what to address first.
So he handles the physical first. Gently, he picks up Noctis and sets him on the floor. The cat's mildly annoyed; for once Prompto ignores him and instead pulls Saoirse into an embrace. Even if he messes up his words, he hopes the hug can provide some comfort.]
You're not a bad person. You're a good person who was put in a really bad situation. That sort of stuff doesn't always bring out the best in people, especially when you're just trying to survive. [Emotionally taxing moments sometimes bring out the worst in people. He's seen it happen among his own friends. As much as he disagreed with Gladio's attitude or worried about how depressed Noctis was, he knows those moments don't define them.] I don't know who that woman was, but it sounds like she did some awful things and you sort of... looked the other way? I'd have been clinging to someone - anyone - who was willing to protect me.
[Does it make it right? Not exactly. But it breaks his heart to hear Saoirse talk about herself that way (and oh, how similar it sounds to his own thoughts about himself).] You can't undo what she did and what you did or didn't do. But you've done a lot of good here and out in the world. And I think that, because you're beating yourself up over what happened back then, to me that's only something a good person does.
[He pauses as he thinks over "my own sister's suffering". Saoirse has no siblings, not by blood. Who - oh.]
...is Herian okay? [There's no one else he can think of. And that worries him, given what happened in the Anderfels. What did that damned demon do to her?]
I'm sorry she threw that all back in your face. You loved that woman and that... demon just hurled it all back at you. Tried to use it against you and bring you down. [Sorry Saoirse, your boyfriend's dumb and took the demon's twist on her words at face value.]
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Date: 2018-05-18 06:23 pm (UTC)So he handles the physical first. Gently, he picks up Noctis and sets him on the floor. The cat's mildly annoyed; for once Prompto ignores him and instead pulls Saoirse into an embrace. Even if he messes up his words, he hopes the hug can provide some comfort.]
You're not a bad person. You're a good person who was put in a really bad situation. That sort of stuff doesn't always bring out the best in people, especially when you're just trying to survive. [Emotionally taxing moments sometimes bring out the worst in people. He's seen it happen among his own friends. As much as he disagreed with Gladio's attitude or worried about how depressed Noctis was, he knows those moments don't define them.] I don't know who that woman was, but it sounds like she did some awful things and you sort of... looked the other way? I'd have been clinging to someone - anyone - who was willing to protect me.
[Does it make it right? Not exactly. But it breaks his heart to hear Saoirse talk about herself that way (and oh, how similar it sounds to his own thoughts about himself).] You can't undo what she did and what you did or didn't do. But you've done a lot of good here and out in the world. And I think that, because you're beating yourself up over what happened back then, to me that's only something a good person does.
[He pauses as he thinks over "my own sister's suffering". Saoirse has no siblings, not by blood. Who - oh.]
...is Herian okay? [There's no one else he can think of. And that worries him, given what happened in the Anderfels. What did that damned demon do to her?]
I'm sorry she threw that all back in your face. You loved that woman and that... demon just hurled it all back at you. Tried to use it against you and bring you down. [Sorry Saoirse, your boyfriend's dumb and took the demon's twist on her words at face value.]