[ A little awkwardly. You'd think a guy who's been mourning the loss of his own mother would have a decent concept of how to respond to someone else who's lost theirs, but—
Grief is funny that way. There's really no right way to respond.
Instead, he finds the match, striking it, and carefully lighting the candle within the bright yellow lantern. ]
I'm, uh. Sorry for your loss. [ And clumsy as it is, he at least sounds earnest. ]
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[ A little awkwardly. You'd think a guy who's been mourning the loss of his own mother would have a decent concept of how to respond to someone else who's lost theirs, but—
Grief is funny that way. There's really no right way to respond.
Instead, he finds the match, striking it, and carefully lighting the candle within the bright yellow lantern. ]
I'm, uh. Sorry for your loss. [ And clumsy as it is, he at least sounds earnest. ]