[He couldn't have been more surprised by that outburst than if Matt had actually kicked him in the chest. That's what it feels like, though. That's precisely what it feels like. A blow he doesn't know how to recover from.]
[Why is... Matt apologizing to him? It doesn't make any sense. None of it. He hadn't done anything wrong. It was all his fault, not Matt's. He'd made all the choices. This was his own doing.]
[Despite himself, he's reaching out. Human hand grasping for Matt's shoulder, to try and hold him up.]
No--!
No it's not ... it wasn't you! It was never you... never your fault. Don't -- don't say that.
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[He couldn't have been more surprised by that outburst than if Matt had actually kicked him in the chest. That's what it feels like, though. That's precisely what it feels like. A blow he doesn't know how to recover from.]
[Why is... Matt apologizing to him? It doesn't make any sense. None of it. He hadn't done anything wrong. It was all his fault, not Matt's. He'd made all the choices. This was his own doing.]
[Despite himself, he's reaching out. Human hand grasping for Matt's shoulder, to try and hold him up.]
No--!
No it's not ... it wasn't you! It was never you... never your fault. Don't -- don't say that.