[And he means it, he really does. Dimitri dug himself a hole so deep that it took countless deaths and the seemingly endless persistence of the professor to pull him out. Bernadetta's recovery is more subtle than his own, and she backslides plenty, but her willingness to keep trying is heartening.
Without thinking about it, he starts lightly stroking the back of her head. It's one of the things he used to do for Felix when they were children, and Bernadetta brings out that same instinct.]
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[And he means it, he really does. Dimitri dug himself a hole so deep that it took countless deaths and the seemingly endless persistence of the professor to pull him out. Bernadetta's recovery is more subtle than his own, and she backslides plenty, but her willingness to keep trying is heartening.
Without thinking about it, he starts lightly stroking the back of her head. It's one of the things he used to do for Felix when they were children, and Bernadetta brings out that same instinct.]