Er, no, I know, the Sandglass thing was more of a metaphor...
[Though... in a way, wasn't conquering a Disturbance sort of like using magic to solve a person's problem? Or at least calming it down until the person in question could decide what they wanted to do about it back in the real world, anyway.
... that was besides the point, though!! He rubs the back of his neck, his smile turning a touch awkward.]
... look, I know your heart is probably in the right place here, but sometimes these things can be kinda personal. Maybe they're not telling anyone about it because it's too heavy, or too shameful-- like family problems or health issues and that kinda stuff, y'know?
[AGAIN.... NOT THAT HE WOULD KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT....]
It's nice of you to want to support people through their problems, but you probably shouldn't pry into them either. Sometimes it just makes things worse.
[But maybe Jeannette shouldn't listen to a boy who's so clam-shelled about his issues that it nearly caused a full-scale metaphysical disaster....!!!]
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[Though... in a way, wasn't conquering a Disturbance sort of like using magic to solve a person's problem? Or at least calming it down until the person in question could decide what they wanted to do about it back in the real world, anyway.
... that was besides the point, though!! He rubs the back of his neck, his smile turning a touch awkward.]
... look, I know your heart is probably in the right place here, but sometimes these things can be kinda personal. Maybe they're not telling anyone about it because it's too heavy, or too shameful-- like family problems or health issues and that kinda stuff, y'know?
[AGAIN.... NOT THAT HE WOULD KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT....]
It's nice of you to want to support people through their problems, but you probably shouldn't pry into them either. Sometimes it just makes things worse.
[But maybe Jeannette shouldn't listen to a boy who's so clam-shelled about his issues that it nearly caused a full-scale metaphysical disaster....!!!]