[ The earnestness of Newt's counterpoint is honestly unexpected. Jake's surprised is externally visible in how his form flags, the Kaiju details becoming less pronounced suddenly, resulting in Jake looking more like a... vague shape, rather than anything recognizable. ]
Dang. [ He blinks. ] That's a whole lotta empathy for somebody trying to kill you, bro.
[ He doesn't mean it to be belittling, though it would be easy to hear it that way. Jake was impressed with it. It took him a long, long time to even start to see things that way, and even now it could be a whole lot of work to look past pride, indignation, and the natural defensiveness that came hand in hand with immaturity. ]
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Dang. [ He blinks. ] That's a whole lotta empathy for somebody trying to kill you, bro.
[ He doesn't mean it to be belittling, though it would be easy to hear it that way. Jake was impressed with it. It took him a long, long time to even start to see things that way, and even now it could be a whole lot of work to look past pride, indignation, and the natural defensiveness that came hand in hand with immaturity. ]