You are welcome to it, if it brings you comfort. I had very few such interactions when I was a soldier, but I'm accustomed to it now.
[ Ein offers this quickly, softly, venturing a wobbly, conflicted sort of smile. He's not sure this is the right sort of thing to be saying, but he doesn't want Frankenstein to feel as though he did anything untoward. ]
It's not a bridge we haven't already crossed, after all. [ He adds this in a mumble, looking embarrassed himself. Then he pauses, reflecting on the thing Frankenstein said just prior to touching him. ]
...I've never really thought about my self-esteem before. I was always a part of something, a greater whole. But I suppose I've always been this way. I did know other soldiers who were quite proud of who they were and what they had accomplished.
It's still strange to me sometimes, being here. Away from all the prejudices and hardships I'd known all my life.
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[ Ein offers this quickly, softly, venturing a wobbly, conflicted sort of smile. He's not sure this is the right sort of thing to be saying, but he doesn't want Frankenstein to feel as though he did anything untoward. ]
It's not a bridge we haven't already crossed, after all. [ He adds this in a mumble, looking embarrassed himself. Then he pauses, reflecting on the thing Frankenstein said just prior to touching him. ]
...I've never really thought about my self-esteem before. I was always a part of something, a greater whole. But I suppose I've always been this way. I did know other soldiers who were quite proud of who they were and what they had accomplished.
It's still strange to me sometimes, being here. Away from all the prejudices and hardships I'd known all my life.
How has your transition been, thus far...?