[It's certainly better than being alone, scared, having weird nightmares about a blue room and wondering if you'll ever get your old life back. Than laying alone in bed and wondering if mom and dad will be home, tonight. If you'll see them in the morning. Seeing signs that they've been home, but didn't bother to check up on you for days at a time.
Ren thinks it's nice, knowing someone will be there in the morning. That you're not alone, if something happens.
... He's losing his train of thought. Anyway.]
It's better than sleeping alone in a cold cave, right?
[As if to emphasize his point, he sneezes a little. It is cold.]
CW: implied child neglect
I mean... it's not so bad, is it?
[It's certainly better than being alone, scared, having weird nightmares about a blue room and wondering if you'll ever get your old life back. Than laying alone in bed and wondering if mom and dad will be home, tonight. If you'll see them in the morning. Seeing signs that they've been home, but didn't bother to check up on you for days at a time.
Ren thinks it's nice, knowing someone will be there in the morning. That you're not alone, if something happens.
... He's losing his train of thought. Anyway.]
It's better than sleeping alone in a cold cave, right?
[As if to emphasize his point, he sneezes a little. It is cold.]