[She nods, almost absentmindedly. Tiredly.] I think I know exactly what you mean.
[When everything you do- every attempt to fix things- ends up worse and worse, until finally you're looking at a heap of crap and wondering why the hell you did what you did. Like the more of you added to the situation, the worse it gets.
But you can't just ignore it, right? You have to try and try and try. And you keep telling yourself that.
But she can't imagine that happening to Frisk. They seem... too good. Too nice. Max shuts her eyes as though in pain, as she slowly forces out what she wants to say. To help them. Nevermind how the admission makes her feel right now.]
This time... What you did for me just now. It... It helped. And that... was all you. You weren't pretending... right?
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[When everything you do- every attempt to fix things- ends up worse and worse, until finally you're looking at a heap of crap and wondering why the hell you did what you did. Like the more of you added to the situation, the worse it gets.
But you can't just ignore it, right? You have to try and try and try. And you keep telling yourself that.
But she can't imagine that happening to Frisk. They seem... too good. Too nice. Max shuts her eyes as though in pain, as she slowly forces out what she wants to say. To help them. Nevermind how the admission makes her feel right now.]
This time... What you did for me just now. It... It helped. And that... was all you. You weren't pretending... right?