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Nem was not in the business of being alarmed, even by sudden public displays of emotion - displays they would call dramatic but which were, in essence, no more over-the-top than the average person might indulge in. Therein lay the problem, but that was not for here. At any rate, such a show was as good a confirmation as any.
While emotionality was not their wheelhouse, they did have a lot of practice in dealing with it; when Kingsley slumped to the floor like that, there was a short delay during which Nem had to actively puzzle out how to handle an upset twelve year old. Not that they had any obligation, nor would they feel even remotely bad about walking off and leaving the kid here without a second thought. Not that they also didn't consider doing such a thing, but ultimately, Nem also sat, but leaned back against the wall opposite Kingsley and stretched out their long legs across the stone floor.
Tactical move, really. If someone happened upon this scene and saw little Quinn Kingsley in a tearful ball on the floor while mean old Nemesis Upstead was towering there, conclusions would be drawn that would not favour Nem, and from there it could go in any direction. Easier to just sit, and opposite was better than adjacent; Kingsley still didn't like them, and there was no point playing at familiarity.
Nem did not play around with hollow words of comfort either, only stated the facts, as they saw them - those could be a source of comfort anyway, depending on the person. "You are who you are, even if you don't want to act on it." Doing something about it in the external sense, they meant. That's what they had done, what with presenting in a certain way, commandeering a certain kind of perception from others. "You can keep it to yourself, if you have to, but hiding who you are brings its own problems. It sucks." Kingsley could have that one for free. "You'll need to weigh up all the options for yourself."
Another pause, but not quite long enough to allow for a response, then Nem added, "'Too'?"
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