Mindy rested a hand on his head. If he hurt himself by himself, that was one thing, but she was here now, and despite everything, she wouldn't let him just suffer alone, and certainly not let him hurt himself.
"Just keep talking. If its not just the expose, what is it? A part of you knew that it would be bullshit: hell, we were all gathered together to laugh because we suspected that. They did the same thing to Venus and Shepard, only they had dubious pasts. You didn't, so they had to mess with it. So what else is there?"
She could guess of course (she had felt pretty awful with him being taken to begin with) but she wanted to hear it from him.
Re: cw: suicide
"Just keep talking. If its not just the expose, what is it? A part of you knew that it would be bullshit: hell, we were all gathered together to laugh because we suspected that. They did the same thing to Venus and Shepard, only they had dubious pasts. You didn't, so they had to mess with it. So what else is there?"
She could guess of course (she had felt pretty awful with him being taken to begin with) but she wanted to hear it from him.