[Tatsumi offers his hand, much in the same way one does to a volatile stray, and Mayoi sees it at reaches his own hand out like the skittish cat that he is sometimes. Once he's made contact, though, he takes it in both hands and greedily holds it close to his chest.]
...I-I'm sorry. Tatsumi-san is being so kind and patient with me, but I feel rather undeserving of it right now.
[He takes a shaky breath.]
These ...These things that keep happening, I wish I could be the one to shoulder it instead of him. I would gladly do it, Tatsumi-san.
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Of course he will. The situation is dire enough that something like this would be merited.
[ But that's not really what Mayoi is asking, and Tatsumi knows it. So he gives those words a moment to sink in, and then he continues. ]
And he would be grateful to know that you've struggled so much to help him. He's a good kid, and he loves you, Mayoi-san.
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...I-I'm sorry. Tatsumi-san is being so kind and patient with me, but I feel rather undeserving of it right now.
[He takes a shaky breath.]
These ...These things that keep happening, I wish I could be the one to shoulder it instead of him. I would gladly do it, Tatsumi-san.