Kalisa stayed silent as Jean slowly found the courage to open up to her. The first few moments were awkward, but she endured. It was clear that what had happened had broken Jean. Even if she couldn't forgive herself for events past, she could at least be here for someone else. Help someone recover and move on from their mistakes, intentionally made or not.

Jean had begun telling the story of what had occurred maybe not too long ago. They were told to scout out somewhere despite the terrible weather, and for their efforts they were caught in a trap that had separated Thomas' leg from his body. The girl kept her gaze low, not really staring at anything in particular as she was imagining the scenario in her head. Paying close attention also to Jean's inflections and tone, prepared to stop him if he could no longer push himself to do so. But he kept going, and so she listened. Kalisa had reciprocated his grasp on her, as if she was wordlessly saying "Everything is gonna be alright", as he continued.

She didn't understand what had shook him up so much, until Jean mentioned names who chased after the one that supposedly lay the trap on them. They didn't listen to his orders, and now a man had died an avoidable death had they just stayed behind. At the same time however, she couldn't deny that them hunting down the sniper right at that moment would have also saved many lives in the long run. It was a hellishly tough situation to be in as a leader, one that Kalisa couldn't imagine herself being in simply because she wasn't there.

[color=6A47FE]"I won't say that you weren't at fault. But I will say that it's not something you need to bear by yourself."[/color] She tried to say it gently, but she felt that she also had to say it firmly so that it would have some weight to Jean. [color=6A47FE]"Had you been stricter they wouldn't have gone after the sniper, but they should have also realized that a comrade needed immediate care."[/color] She didn't have the full outline of the scenario, so all she could go off of was his word.

[color=6A47FE]"It might not be enough to help you sleep, but you don't have to shove it in their faces either. I'm sure they're aware of it and they are reflecting on it now too."[/color] Although she had zero basis for the second part, she truly believed that everybody is able to realize when they had made such a critical error. Maybe they wouldn't realize it immediately, but it will eventually come to mind. People cope with mistakes differently, they may not show it but they're reflecting on it inside. Hopefully. [color=6A47FE]"We can't change what happened, but we can prevent it from happening again."[/color]

The girl couldn't bring herself to properly respond towards Jean's last few sentences however. She hadn't been with the group long enough to really tell if Jean had been a good leader or not. There is a lot of criteria that can be used to determine if someone's been a good leader, but Kalisa's not in a position to know them. She continued staring at the floor, trying to find something to say. But she couldn't find a fitting response.

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