[Rich just barely manages to clamp down on a swear at that. He doesn't want to make the poor kid feel worse, and he's already pretty thoroughly jammed his foot in his mouth.
The train has a pretty fragile grip on mortality at most times, and Rich is used to hearing that people have died and come back around here before. Unfortunately, though, he doesn't know anything about people who are already dead in their own worlds coming here... so he can't offer any assurance there.
Instead, all he can really do is kneel down beside the kid again, slowly reaching out a hand. If Asriel flinches away, he'll retreat, but if not, he'll rest one hand on his shoulder. He's not... good at comforting, exactly, but he knows what he usually wants when he's in need, and tries to follow that as an example.]
...I'm sorry I brought up something so painful. It's okay if you need to cry a little. I lost my mom when I was little, so... it's not like I understand exactly what it's like, but...
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[Rich just barely manages to clamp down on a swear at that. He doesn't want to make the poor kid feel worse, and he's already pretty thoroughly jammed his foot in his mouth.
The train has a pretty fragile grip on mortality at most times, and Rich is used to hearing that people have died and come back around here before. Unfortunately, though, he doesn't know anything about people who are already dead in their own worlds coming here... so he can't offer any assurance there.
Instead, all he can really do is kneel down beside the kid again, slowly reaching out a hand. If Asriel flinches away, he'll retreat, but if not, he'll rest one hand on his shoulder. He's not... good at comforting, exactly, but he knows what he usually wants when he's in need, and tries to follow that as an example.]
...I'm sorry I brought up something so painful. It's okay if you need to cry a little. I lost my mom when I was little, so... it's not like I understand exactly what it's like, but...