"Ish. Come here, Robbie," Rina said softly. She walked up to him, gentle steps, and pulled him into a hug. Given their history, she was trying very hard to make the hug come across as one of platonic comfort, but feelings - given what they could be - there was probably more coming across in that hug than just simple friendship.
If it lasted longer than she was comfortable with, it didn't show. Possibly because the hug felt all-too-natural. She pulled away from it and gently caressed his cheek. "Take all the time you need to work through your stuff. No one expects you to bounce back right away. You need time to heal, to think, to stop blaming yourself. There were so many events and..." she froze and bit her tongue. "I'm sorry, I don't want to dredge up any bad memories. But I'm also not going to let you wallow and feel sorry for yourself, cowering under the blame for all that happened. You have very capable shoulders, but they aren't responsible for bearing all of the weight. You don't see it now, but you will." Smiling, she added, "Really, I think that Flatman would have come quite in handy." Granted, The only one on the GLA that Rina personally took very seriously was Squirrel Girl, and that's because she'd heard stories.
"We'll find a place to commandeer a space ship after this and have some fun, I promise. Maybe I'll even throw my hair up in precious little cinnamon buns," she laughed. "First, we just need to do what the Timebroker sent us here to do. Whatever it is he actually meant by that."
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If it lasted longer than she was comfortable with, it didn't show. Possibly because the hug felt all-too-natural. She pulled away from it and gently caressed his cheek. "Take all the time you need to work through your stuff. No one expects you to bounce back right away. You need time to heal, to think, to stop blaming yourself. There were so many events and..." she froze and bit her tongue. "I'm sorry, I don't want to dredge up any bad memories. But I'm also not going to let you wallow and feel sorry for yourself, cowering under the blame for all that happened. You have very capable shoulders, but they aren't responsible for bearing all of the weight. You don't see it now, but you will." Smiling, she added, "Really, I think that Flatman would have come quite in handy." Granted, The only one on the GLA that Rina personally took very seriously was Squirrel Girl, and that's because she'd heard stories.
"We'll find a place to commandeer a space ship after this and have some fun, I promise. Maybe I'll even throw my hair up in precious little cinnamon buns," she laughed. "First, we just need to do what the Timebroker sent us here to do. Whatever it is he actually meant by that."