[ Ari nods, both grateful and somewhat relieved by her offer. ]
> "I'm good at listening."
[ Rare is it that the boy would directly acknowledge having any skill at a particular thing, but he's grown up listening to the people around him. Perhaps it's because he's often ignored himself, but he listens even when no one else does. ]
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> "I'm good at listening."
[ Rare is it that the boy would directly acknowledge having any skill at a particular thing, but he's grown up listening to the people around him. Perhaps it's because he's often ignored himself, but he listens even when no one else does. ]