[He listens, because it's what he's good at. Tadashi sets his glass on the counter and just listens. His expression pinches, just a little, just enough to show he's thinking. Because...]
No one ever does.
[His hands clench into fists on the counter, then relax.]
When I-- [Pause. Breathe. He never talked to anyone about this. He never even talked to Hiro about it, the kid always seemed so done and he never wanted to make it worse by talking about it. But then who else was he supposed to talk to about it? His eyes are down on that counter, he can't. Look at someone else while he talks about it. It's the first time he's ever vocalized any of what happened those few minutes. Those stupid, thoughtless few minutes.] When I ran into that building, I... knew. Not- not like I remembered this place, or that I'd known ahead of time what was going to happen. But like.. You walk through the door and you just know you aren't walking back out.
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No one ever does.
[His hands clench into fists on the counter, then relax.]
When I-- [Pause. Breathe. He never talked to anyone about this. He never even talked to Hiro about it, the kid always seemed so done and he never wanted to make it worse by talking about it. But then who else was he supposed to talk to about it? His eyes are down on that counter, he can't. Look at someone else while he talks about it. It's the first time he's ever vocalized any of what happened those few minutes. Those stupid, thoughtless few minutes.] When I ran into that building, I... knew. Not- not like I remembered this place, or that I'd known ahead of time what was going to happen. But like.. You walk through the door and you just know you aren't walking back out.
So I... get it.