[Koro shouldn't...it would make things worse, wouldn't it?
But hearing the man panic, hearing him hyperventilating in fear made Koro's chest hurt. Made him remember things of his last. How wicked souls would look at him. Fear him. See him as a monster. Scream in agony as he cut through their limbs with a dull, rusty saw blade...
He shouldn't. But unable to bear it, Koro does. He lunges forward and wraps the sitting man in his arms.]
I won't let anyone or anything hurt you. Not while I'm here.
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[Koro shouldn't...it would make things worse, wouldn't it?
But hearing the man panic, hearing him hyperventilating in fear made Koro's chest hurt. Made him remember things of his last. How wicked souls would look at him. Fear him. See him as a monster. Scream in agony as he cut through their limbs with a dull, rusty saw blade...
He shouldn't. But unable to bear it, Koro does. He lunges forward and wraps the sitting man in his arms.]
I won't let anyone or anything hurt you. Not while I'm here.