[He really does sympathize; he's just not good at expressing himself that way, unfortunately.]
Yes, it is. [Being away from his father is better in and of itself. He'd pulled himself up out of the gutter on his own, if only barely. And things have been improving in general until this . . . setback. It doesn't mitigate what happened to him, but it's better.]
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Yes, it is. [Being away from his father is better in and of itself. He'd pulled himself up out of the gutter on his own, if only barely. And things have been improving in general until this . . . setback. It doesn't mitigate what happened to him, but it's better.]
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Well, then things are looking up.
[But he's tired, and not very good at this conversation thing. Such awkward.]
Say uh, thanks. For the apology.