[There's a brief period of uneasy silence while Gentaro mulls over her words. Normally, he wouldn't be considering his answer so heavily, but this is a really delicate situation. There's a weariness to her words, and he can't help but feel it a little too.

Still, he smiles as he grips her hand. Not a fake, reassuring smile, but a genuine one, gap-toothed and beaming. No sense in them both being gloomy, right?] It's not your fault. [He turns his face to her, trying to at least make eye contact.] I don't even know your name yet, but I know you wouldn't have let this happen if you could stop it.

There's just some stuff you can't do on your own, yknow?