Leave it to David to CSI his own death, to leave homework for him to retroactively come back to. And she doesn't super like that the first things that spring into her mind are glib dismissals, but... There's reasons, right? She can unpack them later, if need be.
She doesn't have a great answer outside of that dumb, internal reaction, though. She'd slogged through the reality of her own (initial (or second?)) murder, but at least she never had to watch people decide whether and how much her murderer deserved consequences. She doesn't know what to say for it, expression concerned and arms still carefully drawn in.
"I'm sorry that happened," because, god, what else even is there to say. "I understand. I just... I don't know. I want to tell you that you're strong enough, and that this shit sucks, but it's survivable, but... Would it convince you?"
Probably not. He's already picked. It's bliss against misery, so what's the point in trying to shift things?
CW: discussion of character death
She doesn't have a great answer outside of that dumb, internal reaction, though. She'd slogged through the reality of her own (initial (or second?)) murder, but at least she never had to watch people decide whether and how much her murderer deserved consequences. She doesn't know what to say for it, expression concerned and arms still carefully drawn in.
"I'm sorry that happened," because, god, what else even is there to say. "I understand. I just... I don't know. I want to tell you that you're strong enough, and that this shit sucks, but it's survivable, but... Would it convince you?"
Probably not. He's already picked. It's bliss against misery, so what's the point in trying to shift things?