[ Already, Kim is more involved than he expected to be, or than he wanted to be. He is, by nature, a man who holds himself at a remove. To be sitting here, bearing witness to Daniel's very real emotional breakdown - long overdue as it is - is an unexpected thing, and one he wasn't prepared to deal with. It's not wholly uncharted territory, of course, but it's uncomfortable territory. Matters of the heart have always been hard on him. What Daniel clearly needs, other than a few sessions with a therapist that would be entirely too expensive for the likes of him to ever afford, is a friend and ally in this.
Kim's not certain if he's that ally. But he might be the closest thing that the poor man's got. He half wishes that he had the ability to call up the man's wife and give her a piece of his mind, tell her to get her ass back over here and deal with the man she married instead of packing up her bags and fleeing from the wreckage that remains of Daniel's mental health. ]
It is why we have to protect the kids, [ he says firmly, giving Daniel a couple solid pats on the back before retracting his hands. ] Don't get me wrong -- the teaching, the parenting, that sort of thing? That's on you. But unlike your situation back home, we are all aware of the dangers this place poses. This is neither a battle you can fight alone, nor one that you should fight alone.
[ Daniel is just a man. He's probably pretty good at self-defense. But here, among vampires and warriors, among time travelers and exorcists and immortals, being pretty good at self-defense doesn't count for a hell of a lot. Kim can't say that his situation is much better, all things considered, but he and Harry were just two guys who were pretty good at self-defense too, and they handled a goddamn mercenary tribunal.
Well, for a given value of handled. Harry got shot and Kim got a concussion and has been plagued with some fairly distressing nightmares from that point on, but that's neither here nor there. ]
This is not your sole responsibility to carry. We're all concerned about the kids here. And we'll all do our part. Why do you think I'm here? I'll give you a hint: it's not because I like parties.
[ Kim doesn't personally believe that will do much to protect the kids, in all honesty. They can hardly protect themselves. But he's hardly going to say that to Daniel; he's only hanging on by a thread as it is. ]
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Kim's not certain if he's that ally. But he might be the closest thing that the poor man's got. He half wishes that he had the ability to call up the man's wife and give her a piece of his mind, tell her to get her ass back over here and deal with the man she married instead of packing up her bags and fleeing from the wreckage that remains of Daniel's mental health. ]
It is why we have to protect the kids, [ he says firmly, giving Daniel a couple solid pats on the back before retracting his hands. ] Don't get me wrong -- the teaching, the parenting, that sort of thing? That's on you. But unlike your situation back home, we are all aware of the dangers this place poses. This is neither a battle you can fight alone, nor one that you should fight alone.
[ Daniel is just a man. He's probably pretty good at self-defense. But here, among vampires and warriors, among time travelers and exorcists and immortals, being pretty good at self-defense doesn't count for a hell of a lot. Kim can't say that his situation is much better, all things considered, but he and Harry were just two guys who were pretty good at self-defense too, and they handled a goddamn mercenary tribunal.
Well, for a given value of handled. Harry got shot and Kim got a concussion and has been plagued with some fairly distressing nightmares from that point on, but that's neither here nor there. ]
This is not your sole responsibility to carry. We're all concerned about the kids here. And we'll all do our part. Why do you think I'm here? I'll give you a hint: it's not because I like parties.
[ Kim doesn't personally believe that will do much to protect the kids, in all honesty. They can hardly protect themselves. But he's hardly going to say that to Daniel; he's only hanging on by a thread as it is. ]