[No plans to do that here, thankfully. No father to deal with, thus no need for potentially final goodbyes.

She'll always be welcome to fight alongside him now that she's older and armed and dangerous. It was mostly her soul cord that worried him previously. Now that it's not a problem, he feels more comfortable with her by his side.

...yeah. Not being alone is kind of the problem right now, isn't it? He catches her fast-winded reason because he's almost expecting it; he can tell this has been building up to a breaking point for her, and that letting it all out is necessary so she doesn't go crazy.

For the moment, though, he rests his hands on her shoulders, rubbing lightly.]

It takes time, Hiyori... She's... got a lot of feelings she's dealing with. New ones, from what I can gather. She needs time to sort through them and come to terms with the facts. Just... don't stress so much over it, if you can at all help it. You being panicked will only make things worse.

[He gets her in a warm embrace, eyes closing.]

I'm here for you, okay? You can sit with me, if need be. Might not be able to escape her tails, but... I can always hold your hand.

[do iiiit]