[ He sits as invited, one hand resting on the table while another rubs at the back of his neck. ]
It's a mistake I'm trying not to make again, at least.
[ But it'd be hard to miss that she, too, is speaking from experience, and his expression falls a bit, wondering if what she misses is familiar faces from home or something that was lost even prior to coming here. While he doesn't want to ask anything she might not wish to answer, he also doesn't want to let it pass without acknowledgement. ]
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It's a mistake I'm trying not to make again, at least.
[ But it'd be hard to miss that she, too, is speaking from experience, and his expression falls a bit, wondering if what she misses is familiar faces from home or something that was lost even prior to coming here. While he doesn't want to ask anything she might not wish to answer, he also doesn't want to let it pass without acknowledgement. ]
I'm sorry you've been through that.