Kotetsu doesn't protest them moving nearer, of course. Though this time, he barely seems to notice it. He just keeps staring out into the mist, his gaze distant, his expression sad.
"'Everything' was pretty bad, yeah." He won't go into detail beyond that, though. It's Barnaby's story to tell, even and perhaps especially if he's already told Frisk some of it. But Kotetsu has always tried to protect Barnaby's privacy. And besides, how does he even begin to describe how, when he says "everything", what he means is the past two decades of Barnaby's life?
Even if he doesn't outwardly react to the nearness, though, it does help him hear them. It helps their voice cut through the fog of righteous indignation in his mind and...maybe start to see things from a slightly different perspective.
"...maybe." Maybe it's good to be able to...
When Frisk puts it like that, Kotetsu doesn't sound unconvinced. When Frisk puts it like that - that this is a place where people won't always be making demands on Barnaby, where he'll have time to think. Maybe he can even try to pick up some new hobbies in between their search for a way out. Besides, hey, free candy.
...and they're not alone. That means something. Kotetsu can be there to help. Kotetsu can be nearby when he has a nightmare. If he can't be with Kaede...at least he can be there for Bunny. And Kotetsu knows that he would personally have gone insane by now, had he been without his partner instead.
He nods slowly, and when he lets out his breath in a sigh, it sounds like he's expelling some tension with it. Then he looks down at Frisk and offers a somewhat more sincere smile.
"Thanks, by the way. For being nice to him. God knows he can always use more friends that aren't me or the other heroes." Though when he lets himself, Kotetsu knows that Bunny has a knack for interacting with kids in a way that even Kotetsu doesn't always manage. But any positive socializing he gets outside of the hero business has to be progress.
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Date: 2016-09-22 01:40 am (UTC)"'Everything' was pretty bad, yeah." He won't go into detail beyond that, though. It's Barnaby's story to tell, even and perhaps especially if he's already told Frisk some of it. But Kotetsu has always tried to protect Barnaby's privacy. And besides, how does he even begin to describe how, when he says "everything", what he means is the past two decades of Barnaby's life?
Even if he doesn't outwardly react to the nearness, though, it does help him hear them. It helps their voice cut through the fog of righteous indignation in his mind and...maybe start to see things from a slightly different perspective.
"...maybe." Maybe it's good to be able to...
When Frisk puts it like that, Kotetsu doesn't sound unconvinced. When Frisk puts it like that - that this is a place where people won't always be making demands on Barnaby, where he'll have time to think. Maybe he can even try to pick up some new hobbies in between their search for a way out. Besides, hey, free candy.
...and they're not alone. That means something. Kotetsu can be there to help. Kotetsu can be nearby when he has a nightmare. If he can't be with Kaede...at least he can be there for Bunny. And Kotetsu knows that he would personally have gone insane by now, had he been without his partner instead.
He nods slowly, and when he lets out his breath in a sigh, it sounds like he's expelling some tension with it. Then he looks down at Frisk and offers a somewhat more sincere smile.
"Thanks, by the way. For being nice to him. God knows he can always use more friends that aren't me or the other heroes." Though when he lets himself, Kotetsu knows that Bunny has a knack for interacting with kids in a way that even Kotetsu doesn't always manage. But any positive socializing he gets outside of the hero business has to be progress.