[He pauses...And winces. Spain is definitely no stranger to violence, but Rita is...Well, he cares about her, and he doesn't want to see her in pain or hurt or...
And this happened to her. And...It makes Spain sad.]
[He smiles at that, a gentler smile than usual. He doesn't believe her entirely, no, but...]
That's good...I'm glad.
[And then he pauses. Because...he doesn't want to press, but he doesn't want her to keep this all inside, either. Awkward situation is awkward enough for Spain to notice.]
I don't...You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but...What was that...? It looked like...
[... dammit. Kinda proved her point right there. Of all people who'd see this, Estelle would ask questions, Break would ask questions, and Spain would ask questions. And of all people, she can't afford to tell them just what exactly was going on here. Because they've got their own issues. They can't afford to be drawn into this stupid mess.]
... it's nothing. It's nothing.
It's not your problem, and I don't want to talk about it, okay?
[Spain pauses. And he squashes down that oh-so-irrational hurt that comes from not being trusted by someone he considers a close friend. But...If Rita doesn't want to talk about, then she doesn't want to talk about it. And...It isn't his place to press her into speaking.]
...Okay.
If...If you ever need someone to listen, though, I will.
[He smiles, yes, but he's looking away, because he feels bad that he can't do more for her. But Spain will just have to trust that Rita really is okay.]
And this happened to her. And...It makes Spain sad.]
...R-Rita?
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A beat.]
... yeah?
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...Are you okay?
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Did you even need to ask?
... I'm fine.
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That's good...I'm glad.
[And then he pauses. Because...he doesn't want to press, but he doesn't want her to keep this all inside, either. Awkward situation is awkward enough for Spain to notice.]
I don't...You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but...What was that...? It looked like...
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... it's nothing. It's nothing.
It's not your problem, and I don't want to talk about it, okay?
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...Okay.
If...If you ever need someone to listen, though, I will.
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... Yeah, I know. That's definitely enough for now, I guess.
Thanks.
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Of course.
I guess I'll...talk to you later, Rita.
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... Yeah.
[A hesitant pause. She steels herself, and jams the off button.]
[Click]
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