[Raine is quiet for a moment as they sat down themself.]
I understand why you are worrying about it, though. The artefacts.. They're designed to hurt their victims and they're designed for their victims to hurt others- even if it's not intentional. That's.. hard to grapple with. Hurting people.
[A beat.]
Knowing about it.
[Maybe this was beginning to feel like a talk they should have with themself.]
But what the artefact did to you wasn't your fault. I'm sorry it happened.
[Raine wanted to change the subject. Or at least, stop talking about artefacts when their own was currently still rendering them invisible.]
no subject
I understand why you are worrying about it, though. The artefacts.. They're designed to hurt their victims and they're designed for their victims to hurt others- even if it's not intentional. That's.. hard to grapple with. Hurting people.
[A beat.]
Knowing about it.
[Maybe this was beginning to feel like a talk they should have with themself.]
But what the artefact did to you wasn't your fault. I'm sorry it happened.
[Raine wanted to change the subject. Or at least, stop talking about artefacts when their own was currently still rendering them invisible.]
How is the tea, by the way?