[ Look, he used to be way more awkward about it okay. He's just done a lot in the last six months.
He listens to her response for a moment, rubbing idly at the claw marks on his face. Just. Considering all of that, thinking about Ben. The people he'd fought ... hell, Gwen herself. How much of that had been her choice, really? It had seemed more like she'd been taken over for a moment. He knows Gwen would never hurt him given a choice, so ...
He swallows a bit, looking down. Sorry, Orihime, he can't return that smile. ]
It's a little different for me. I - my uncle Ben died right after I got mine. I couldn't help him.
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He listens to her response for a moment, rubbing idly at the claw marks on his face. Just. Considering all of that, thinking about Ben. The people he'd fought ... hell, Gwen herself. How much of that had been her choice, really? It had seemed more like she'd been taken over for a moment. He knows Gwen would never hurt him given a choice, so ...
He swallows a bit, looking down. Sorry, Orihime, he can't return that smile. ]
It's a little different for me. I - my uncle Ben died right after I got mine. I couldn't help him.