[She's just grateful that he's talking to her. It's with wry humor and a lot of deadpan and the best he can do, but she knows that that's his attempt to make things a little less painful all around. He's not trying to run away from it or hide from it--
They've come a long way, and she just sighs a little softly, sliding a bit to rest her cheek on his shoulder.]
Kiiiinda an understatement.
[...]
For what it's worth, she said she wouldn't have done it without the mask.
[... But it's still really concerning that she'd do it at all, and Ruby knows that hardly fixes anything.]
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They've come a long way, and she just sighs a little softly, sliding a bit to rest her cheek on his shoulder.]
Kiiiinda an understatement.
[...]
For what it's worth, she said she wouldn't have done it without the mask.
[... But it's still really concerning that she'd do it at all, and Ruby knows that hardly fixes anything.]