[Mukuro just nods again, tiredly. She knows. There's plenty of things people shouldn't do, and they've seen it all.]
I mean - they'd hit her, but it wasn't - as often. Or as bad.
[Her voice is just as exhausted, murmuring low and toneless as she disinfects Riley's injury. Her touch is gentle, despite her oversized paws and razor claws. Clearly, she has had plenty of practice. Years and years of it.]
...They still - h-hurt her. The things they'd say, or just - ignoring her. It wasn't - easier f-for her. Or better. Just - different.
[She's still talking about Junko, but she's seen Riley downplay her own issues enough times to guess what's going on in her head. Mukuro almost thinks she had it easier, of the two of them. She never had any illusions about what their parents were like, she never had a chance to grow attached to them or mourn the loss of their affection. You can't lose something you never had.]
cw: Very Bad Parents!!
I mean - they'd hit her, but it wasn't - as often. Or as bad.
[Her voice is just as exhausted, murmuring low and toneless as she disinfects Riley's injury. Her touch is gentle, despite her oversized paws and razor claws. Clearly, she has had plenty of practice. Years and years of it.]
...They still - h-hurt her. The things they'd say, or just - ignoring her.
It wasn't - easier f-for her. Or better. Just - different.
[She's still talking about Junko, but she's seen Riley downplay her own issues enough times to guess what's going on in her head. Mukuro almost thinks she had it easier, of the two of them. She never had any illusions about what their parents were like, she never had a chance to grow attached to them or mourn the loss of their affection. You can't lose something you never had.]