[Ruddiger is good for that, honestly. And since he's no less confused about why Varian is as upset as he is- though he does understand at least that Mumble is gone- he'll carefully tiptoe around Varian to where Maya is, pressing his head against her hand.
Varian, meanwhile, can't quite yet bring himself to look at Maya. There's something that's just eating at him, but he can't talk to anyone about it. It's probably going to continue to fester for some time to come, even long after he's likely finally gotten rid of the photo in his pocket.]
...they didn't deserve this, Maya. It was an accident.
[He knows she doesn't need to know that, but. He stresses it anyway, teeth grit.]
Sissi didn't even- act on that motive. There were so many things...that we all saw that could have caused someone to do something, but it just...it didn't even matter in the end, and she was punished for not even falling for it!!
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Varian, meanwhile, can't quite yet bring himself to look at Maya. There's something that's just eating at him, but he can't talk to anyone about it. It's probably going to continue to fester for some time to come, even long after he's likely finally gotten rid of the photo in his pocket.]
...they didn't deserve this, Maya. It was an accident.
[He knows she doesn't need to know that, but. He stresses it anyway, teeth grit.]
Sissi didn't even- act on that motive. There were so many things...that we all saw that could have caused someone to do something, but it just...it didn't even matter in the end, and she was punished for not even falling for it!!