[ He sits up with interest at hearing her account of things. It's true that he'd very clearly lost that fight, but he had also lost his sanity in the moment, had a weakness that had easily been exploited, and had unknowingly given his opponent plenty of openings to take advantage of. Does she not know this? Did that kid not tell her?
Well, he's not going to be the one to let her know. How bad would it look if he admitted that he hadn't gone there to pick a fight, only to be left half-dead by the end of it because he'd had a break from reality?
What he finds even more interesting, though, is the rest of this. ]
... Why did you reach out to me?
[ It's a genuine curiosity, one that can be felt. Did she want to replay the incident back to him? Tell him about his reputation from another point of view? ... Remind him that he has people who care about him...? What is this about? ]
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Well, he's not going to be the one to let her know. How bad would it look if he admitted that he hadn't gone there to pick a fight, only to be left half-dead by the end of it because he'd had a break from reality?
What he finds even more interesting, though, is the rest of this. ]
... Why did you reach out to me?
[ It's a genuine curiosity, one that can be felt. Did she want to replay the incident back to him? Tell him about his reputation from another point of view? ... Remind him that he has people who care about him...? What is this about? ]