[ Strangely, this explanation makes sense to him. The fresh air also did help, even if he couldn't really appreciate it while he was shrieking in terror. ]
I see ... [ Accepting her reasoning, Kija's initial anger and confusion seems to leave him. His memory of what had actually happened continues to be hazy (probably because a huge part of him doesn't WANT to remember), but her mention of the punching does jog it a bit.
In retrospect, that was a bad idea. ] I-I was not trying to hurt you! I only wanted to stop the choking!
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I see ... [ Accepting her reasoning, Kija's initial anger and confusion seems to leave him. His memory of what had actually happened continues to be hazy (probably because a huge part of him doesn't WANT to remember), but her mention of the punching does jog it a bit.
In retrospect, that was a bad idea. ] I-I was not trying to hurt you! I only wanted to stop the choking!
[ So they're even...ly bad at being helpful?? ]