[If Eugene was aiming for "helpful", he's not doing a very good job of it. This whole time, Shell has simply been crouched down in the corner, shoulders shaking ever so slightly and hands pulled over his face. Whether he was consumed with shame or something far darker wasn't immediately apparent by his posture alone.]
[But the reaction he triggers from pressing his boot into Shell's back -- his back, of all places, with a memory like this going on -- is immediate. Shell lurches forward, hands pulled away to catch himself as he scrambles backward and away from Eugene. And as he cowers there against the wall on the floor, he reveals the tear-streaked face and look of near horror he's been hiding this whole time.]
[It was just too much. Losing One, losing his world, losing whatever trace of dignity he had left... and how, his secret was being revealed to stranger. What was he going to lose next?]
S-Stay back!!
[The words come out broken, his voice faltering and surprising even Shell himself.]
[There's really no reason for Eugene to follow that particular order. But if he ignores it, Shell might just be forced to defend himself -- and that wouldn't be a good time for anyone, really.]
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[But the reaction he triggers from pressing his boot into Shell's back -- his back, of all places, with a memory like this going on -- is immediate. Shell lurches forward, hands pulled away to catch himself as he scrambles backward and away from Eugene. And as he cowers there against the wall on the floor, he reveals the tear-streaked face and look of near horror he's been hiding this whole time.]
[It was just too much. Losing One, losing his world, losing whatever trace of dignity he had left... and how, his secret was being revealed to stranger. What was he going to lose next?]
S-Stay back!!
[The words come out broken, his voice faltering and surprising even Shell himself.]
[There's really no reason for Eugene to follow that particular order. But if he ignores it, Shell might just be forced to defend himself -- and that wouldn't be a good time for anyone, really.]