That's fine. Take all the time you need, I'm not going anywhere.
[ Too many of Ben's friends have been terrorized and hurt recently and he's fed up with it. If any threat manages to follow them out, he'd honestly relish the chance of lashing out against it and keeping Pratt safe. But there's no sign of anyone around, like Pratt had said. It was just him, in that place, and the head, and the music...
There's something in Pratt's voice, the way he thanks Ben for getting him out quickly, that is... off. Like there's more there. Ben has really tried to respect Pratt's boundaries as much as he can, but right now he's still in crisis mode and not knowing things about Pratt means he can't help him as effectively. So that means he's willing to bully him just a little, for the truth. ]
What do you mean, it's good you weren't there for long? I don't understand what happened. Why were you so upset, if no one was there?
[ He wants answers. Or at least, some information - any.
But Ben is still Pratt's friend, and so he insists, stubbornly: ]
Psychological stuff has a real physical impact, though. A huge one. It's still real. Not the kind of real I can punch in the face to make it stop bothering you, but it still counts.
[ Ben is not here for diminishing the impact of mental harm over physical harm - not here for it at all. ]
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[ Too many of Ben's friends have been terrorized and hurt recently and he's fed up with it. If any threat manages to follow them out, he'd honestly relish the chance of lashing out against it and keeping Pratt safe. But there's no sign of anyone around, like Pratt had said. It was just him, in that place, and the head, and the music...
There's something in Pratt's voice, the way he thanks Ben for getting him out quickly, that is... off. Like there's more there. Ben has really tried to respect Pratt's boundaries as much as he can, but right now he's still in crisis mode and not knowing things about Pratt means he can't help him as effectively. So that means he's willing to bully him just a little, for the truth. ]
What do you mean, it's good you weren't there for long? I don't understand what happened. Why were you so upset, if no one was there?
[ He wants answers. Or at least, some information - any.
But Ben is still Pratt's friend, and so he insists, stubbornly: ]
Psychological stuff has a real physical impact, though. A huge one. It's still real. Not the kind of real I can punch in the face to make it stop bothering you, but it still counts.
[ Ben is not here for diminishing the impact of mental harm over physical harm - not here for it at all. ]