[ There's a comfort in Ivar's response. There's no pity. There's no trying to fix Stan or even make sure he's okay in any obvious way. He just accepts it and doesn't act like Stan is wrong or broken or something.
He exhales a little and finally relaxes enough to sit back down by Ivar. ]
I hope that she did...does... time is weird with this, I guess.
[ His brow furrows, it almost feels selfish to want that of someone he hasn't even met even!
He shakes his head a little. ]
You don't think it makes me a weak coward? [ How Ivar sees him has always been important and well, Ivar's seen It since they've been here in one of his memory shares before so at least he knows what it is that Stan is facing in more than just theory. ]
[Sometimes, there's an advantage to seeing things for a psychopathic perspective and from a culture that was so alien to a modern-day perspective.]
Being a coward is running and fleeing from battle, no matter whether the battle is in the physical realm or the mental. Killing yourself is not dishonorable if done with intentions such as you had.
[If he were inclined to any sort of physical contact, he'd give Stan a hug, but he's not, so he settles for an awkward pat on the back.]
[ Stan almost smiles. It's really what Stan needed, was someone who would in their way support him and the decision. He hadn't known for sure if Ivar would but he knew that it would be honest either way.
The pat on the back is better than a hug anyway. He didn't want a hug just then. ]
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Date: 2019-10-06 03:34 am (UTC)He exhales a little and finally relaxes enough to sit back down by Ivar. ]
I hope that she did...does... time is weird with this, I guess.
[ His brow furrows, it almost feels selfish to want that of someone he hasn't even met even!
He shakes his head a little. ]
You don't think it makes me a weak coward? [ How Ivar sees him has always been important and well, Ivar's seen It since they've been here in one of his memory shares before so at least he knows what it is that Stan is facing in more than just theory. ]
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Date: 2019-10-10 07:51 am (UTC)Being a coward is running and fleeing from battle, no matter whether the battle is in the physical realm or the mental. Killing yourself is not dishonorable if done with intentions such as you had.
[If he were inclined to any sort of physical contact, he'd give Stan a hug, but he's not, so he settles for an awkward pat on the back.]
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Date: 2019-10-13 10:21 pm (UTC)[ Stan almost smiles. It's really what Stan needed, was someone who would in their way support him and the decision. He hadn't known for sure if Ivar would but he knew that it would be honest either way.
The pat on the back is better than a hug anyway. He didn't want a hug just then. ]