[His own tone is a little lighter, to go with his weak attempt at a joke, wanting to diffuse some of her intensity a little; he appreciates that she cares, but it's an awkward situation for him all the same.]
But the experience was... It was part of why I decided to become a psychologist. So some good, ultimately, came out of it.
[And that makes it worth it, in some aspect; being able to turn a part of his life that was so traumatic into something he can use to help people gives a meaning to a horror that was otherwise so senseless.]
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[His own tone is a little lighter, to go with his weak attempt at a joke, wanting to diffuse some of her intensity a little; he appreciates that she cares, but it's an awkward situation for him all the same.]
But the experience was... It was part of why I decided to become a psychologist. So some good, ultimately, came out of it.
[And that makes it worth it, in some aspect; being able to turn a part of his life that was so traumatic into something he can use to help people gives a meaning to a horror that was otherwise so senseless.]