[ At that lengthy pause, he's sorry he asked, immediately. Asking about family... about parents, can be a lot. Too much, for some people. He knows. And what she says is so awful, so sad. ]
I'm sorry, River. For what you had to go through.
[ He doesn't understand all of it. But he's seen enough. He knows it was.... cruel. ]
I'm sorry your mom and dad weren't there for you My parents weren't really there, either. I mean they were there, but neither one of them wanted to be there We weren't happy
Do you have anyone like that here? Someone who looks out for you like that? And listens?
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I'm sorry, River.
For what you had to go through.
[ He doesn't understand all of it. But he's seen enough. He knows it was.... cruel. ]
I'm sorry your mom and dad weren't there for you
My parents weren't really there, either.
I mean they were there, but
neither one of them wanted to be there
We weren't happy
Do you have anyone like that here?
Someone who looks out for you like that? And listens?
[ A sort of parent figure, he means. ]