[That much seems honest, at least. Rean glances around as he enters, taking in everything.
This... definitely isn't the nicest area of town, but Raina's certainly done well with what she has to work with. He can make guesses as to why she picked this place, despite the location...]
I'd say you made it work.
[An attempt to lessen the blow before he actually gets started on this. Speaking of which... where does he even begin?
He takes his own deep breath to prep himself, racking his brain.]
I guess I'll start with this. What are you expecting me to say to you right now?
[...He sounds a bit more like he's talking down to a child than perhaps he means to, but he doesn't know what else to do in this situation.]
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[That much seems honest, at least. Rean glances around as he enters, taking in everything.
This... definitely isn't the nicest area of town, but Raina's certainly done well with what she has to work with. He can make guesses as to why she picked this place, despite the location...]
I'd say you made it work.
[An attempt to lessen the blow before he actually gets started on this. Speaking of which... where does he even begin?
He takes his own deep breath to prep himself, racking his brain.]
I guess I'll start with this. What are you expecting me to say to you right now?
[...He sounds a bit more like he's talking down to a child than perhaps he means to, but he doesn't know what else to do in this situation.]