Compassion's generally in short supply everywhere.
[Nadine reaches out to catch Jaskier's hands in hers, to give them a comforting squeeze and try and ground him. This, at least, is something she can handle. Comforting someone in distress.]
Besides, it's not like Geralt is some stranger. I've known him longer than I've known you. Hell, he's one of my favorite people because he never pries or asks a lot of questions I don't want to answer. But aside from that...me and mine, we're outsiders. We always have been, so we know what it's like not to be treated right. To live on the outside of society. So it's not that big a deal that we treat others like us in similar situations. Like calls to like.
[It really is easier to deal with someone else's emotions than one's own. As surprising and mildly uncomfortable as Jaskier's emotional display is, it's something to focus on and move the spotlight off of her.]
I know Julie has a lot of sharp edges, and I'm....how I am. [She can only sigh and shake her head, her own social faults too many to easily sum up.] But we care about the people and things that matter to us. A lot of things don't matter to me, but...some things do.
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[Nadine reaches out to catch Jaskier's hands in hers, to give them a comforting squeeze and try and ground him. This, at least, is something she can handle. Comforting someone in distress.]
Besides, it's not like Geralt is some stranger. I've known him longer than I've known you. Hell, he's one of my favorite people because he never pries or asks a lot of questions I don't want to answer. But aside from that...me and mine, we're outsiders. We always have been, so we know what it's like not to be treated right. To live on the outside of society. So it's not that big a deal that we treat others like us in similar situations. Like calls to like.
[It really is easier to deal with someone else's emotions than one's own. As surprising and mildly uncomfortable as Jaskier's emotional display is, it's something to focus on and move the spotlight off of her.]
I know Julie has a lot of sharp edges, and I'm....how I am. [She can only sigh and shake her head, her own social faults too many to easily sum up.] But we care about the people and things that matter to us. A lot of things don't matter to me, but...some things do.