[ Daniel does seem to hear him. He looks away from the phone he tried to use, gaze fluttering up to instead meet Robby's as the boy speaks. And despite Daniel's current state, he does actually hear the words, does actually register them in his mind.
If the fact that he actually looks Robby in the eyes while he listens doesn't say that enough, then Daniel's reaction probably speaks for itself. The moment he asks Daniel if someone did something to him, the guilt and sadness in the man's eyes seems to increase, and it's as if he's suddenly entirely unable to hold Robby's gaze at all, unfocused or not. Instead Daniel looks down, staring at the ground right in front of him. Something about him looks-- wrong. Broken. There's something similarly raw in it as his reaction back during Valley Fest, but somehow enlargened an endless number of times.
It seems that his brain does realise that he's not going to be able to properly type on his phone while he's like this, so he lowers it, before it just slips out of his hands entirely and lands on the ground between the two of them.
He can't let Robby worry about him. Not when Daniel should be apologizing to him. He can't let him know what happened.
The words repeat in his mind, the alcohol slamming them all together until it feels like a big mess up in there.
He's finally meeting Robby again - and he can't seem to figure out what to do, or if to do anything at all. ]
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If the fact that he actually looks Robby in the eyes while he listens doesn't say that enough, then Daniel's reaction probably speaks for itself. The moment he asks Daniel if someone did something to him, the guilt and sadness in the man's eyes seems to increase, and it's as if he's suddenly entirely unable to hold Robby's gaze at all, unfocused or not. Instead Daniel looks down, staring at the ground right in front of him. Something about him looks-- wrong. Broken. There's something similarly raw in it as his reaction back during Valley Fest, but somehow enlargened an endless number of times.
It seems that his brain does realise that he's not going to be able to properly type on his phone while he's like this, so he lowers it, before it just slips out of his hands entirely and lands on the ground between the two of them.
He can't let Robby worry about him. Not when Daniel should be apologizing to him. He can't let him know what happened.
The words repeat in his mind, the alcohol slamming them all together until it feels like a big mess up in there.
He's finally meeting Robby again - and he can't seem to figure out what to do, or if to do anything at all. ]