[ Riou finds his inability to generate chroma, to provide touch without taking it, most frustrating right now. Though there were plenty of other reasons he'd been frustrated with it, the primary of which involved his need to isolate himself from MTC, but in this exact moment it hits the deepest. He wants to give Shigeru some form of comforting touch, and yet anything he does will literally have an effect on his wellbeing. It's frustrating that he doesn't feel he can be fully here for his friend right now when Shigeru has clearly been going through something too difficult to face without feeling supported.
He signs slowly, because he's still not an expert. ]
Those who go through suffering do so so that those who have never seen it do not have to, regardless of what led to it.
[ Cruel people will always be cruel, so if it had not been Shigeru, it could've been someone else. Riou's philosophies might be a little different than normal, but he thinks this is true. For himself, it's a way to justify the horrors of war he's been through as necessary to protect others. The idea of being forced to share his trauma with anyone against his will, or force someone else to suffer through any of that, is sickening. ]
Those nightmares are your own. It should have been your right not to share them. I'm sorry. Stay as long as you need to.
[ There are times when Riou doesn't really understand other peoples' social cues, but he's willing to try to control himself for as long as Shigeru needs him, even if he can't hug him or offer a hand to his shoulder. ]
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He signs slowly, because he's still not an expert. ]
Those who go through suffering do so so that those who have never seen it do not have to, regardless of what led to it.
[ Cruel people will always be cruel, so if it had not been Shigeru, it could've been someone else. Riou's philosophies might be a little different than normal, but he thinks this is true. For himself, it's a way to justify the horrors of war he's been through as necessary to protect others. The idea of being forced to share his trauma with anyone against his will, or force someone else to suffer through any of that, is sickening. ]
Those nightmares are your own. It should have been your right not to share them. I'm sorry. Stay as long as you need to.
[ There are times when Riou doesn't really understand other peoples' social cues, but he's willing to try to control himself for as long as Shigeru needs him, even if he can't hug him or offer a hand to his shoulder. ]