"I...guess. I'll help with whatever you want, but I don't want to be responsible for screwing everything up for you," the redhead murmurs, unsure, even while flattered.
If he knew Emil's thoughts he may have commented on already feeling dismissed by the ignored letters and gifts. He'd given up on pushing contact by that point, determining that face-to-face was the only thing that would suffice and that he went to the performances because he wouldn't miss them for anything.
Even when they got him in trouble with the gang for his absences during important issues.
Only in retrospect was sending clippings of hair and such probably weird enough to get thrown out, but he didn't understand the concept of people not getting their own mail, back then. everything was a learning curve for him.
"We should go skating sometime, though. I don't fall down anymore," he smirks, shrugging slightly. In fact, he had learned more than a few moves, and could do jumps effortlessly. No more fear of frozen water and knives on his feet.
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If he knew Emil's thoughts he may have commented on already feeling dismissed by the ignored letters and gifts. He'd given up on pushing contact by that point, determining that face-to-face was the only thing that would suffice and that he went to the performances because he wouldn't miss them for anything.
Even when they got him in trouble with the gang for his absences during important issues.
Only in retrospect was sending clippings of hair and such probably weird enough to get thrown out, but he didn't understand the concept of people not getting their own mail, back then. everything was a learning curve for him.
"We should go skating sometime, though. I don't fall down anymore," he smirks, shrugging slightly. In fact, he had learned more than a few moves, and could do jumps effortlessly. No more fear of frozen water and knives on his feet.