[closed] catch-all log for December

[100more]

WHO: (100more) & Various
WHAT: May vary
WHERE: Mostly at Hob's home but can vary
WHEN: Late Nov - Dec
WARNINGS: Talk of werewolf attacks, injuries, possible affection?

Comments

[100more]

Of course you don't.

[ Hob can empathize. ]

I had a son, once, and no matter how hard I tried to keep him out of trouble, he always forged ahead.

But what Robby's doing, he's doing it for you as much as he is for himself, I'm sure of it, and for the rest of us, too.

[miyagimagic]

[ .. oh.

Well, that's one way to get his mind off the topic of Robby. Daniel instantly gives Hob a more concerned glance when he listens to the other talk about his own son in the past tense, of all things. It'd be one thing if only the last part was in past tense, but.. even going so far as to say 'I had a son once'?

There's no way it doesn't immediately make him fuss over the other man. ]

Did your son..

[ It's almost as if Daniel can't even say died. Like he feels too bad for the other to do that much, even though the word hangs in the air all the same with the way Daniel's voice trails off, his glass momentarily forgotten. ]

[100more]

[ Hob isn't looking for a fuss or sympathy; he only tried to empathize with Daniel's situation with Robby. Hob can see the look of concern, though, and he appreciates the sentiment. ]

Yes, he's passed on. I think he was a little too much like me, sometimes.

Not that I think Robby will suffer the same fate, of course. I just know what it's like to look after a strong-willed boy.

[miyagimagic]

I'm so sorry.

[ It sounds like it might have been a while ago, given how Hob is talking about it now, but that doesn't make it any less important to Daniel to express some sympathy here. Losing one of his kids is practically his biggest nightmare. Or losing Robby, for that matter. Especially when it's such a likely possibility in this awful place. ]

You just.. can't help but worry about the kids around you, right? [ At least Daniel is pretty sure Hob will understand that sentiment as a father. Even as the father of a son who passed. ] About them getting hurt, or about the sort of danger they could be in at any given moment.

[ He glances down at his glass as he thinks about it. ]

It's been difficult for me to not often think about it here.

[100more]

Right.

[ Hob can definitely empathize with how Daniel is feeling. Even if the kids Daniel is looking after aren't his own flesh and blood, it makes no difference. Daniel can care about them just as much. He's a very good man, Hob thinks. ]

This place has a lot of real dangers. It's impossible not to think about it. If we could spare them from any of this, we would.

[ Hob would do anything to save his own son, and he's sure Daniel feels that way about those he cares about. ]