>>5364115“Woah woah woah, slow down kiddo.” you say, reaching over and wrapping your arm around her shoulders, pulling your daughter over directly against your side. “What are you talking about? What's all this about doing better?”
“You, you mean...?” she says, the tears streaking down her face as she looks up and meets your eyes. “You mean you aren't mad at me? You aren't disappointed?”
“Mad at you? Disappointed? Kiddo, what in the world gave you that idea?” you ask, now picking up your daughter and sitting her in your lap, looking worriedly down at her. “Why would I ever be disappointed in you? You can tell me anything, Cauli. I promise I won't get mad at you for telling me kiddo.”
“Be-Because. I wasn't able to help!” she suddenly blurts out, hands going to rub her teary eyes. “I couldn't save grandpa, I couldn't fix Chaya right, and I couldn't even save that little baby that needed me! I can't do anything right! I try my best, over and over again but I'm just isn't good enough! I help everyone I can, but its never enough! I'm not good e *hic* enough at helping people!”
And as she shouts this, Caulifla fully breaks down into sobs. You had no idea she was struggling like this, and instead of trying to reason with her right now you simply hold her. Caulifla keeps crying hysterically, clutching to your chest as she sobs. You just hold your daughter close, letting her cry herself out as you gently soothe her. She cries and cries, you'd estimate for at least five full minutes before her sobs start losing steam. As she wears herself out you keep holding her close, gently patting her back with one hand while holding her head to you with the other, whispering to her. Through her crying and blubbering you'd learned a few more things you'd been unaware of, despite clearly missing many others. Like the older Jiralhanae warrior who'd succumbed to some sickness despite her best efforts, and the Saiyan woman who's child passed away during childbirth the day before she'd gone down into the sea with you, along with a dozen or so other times both her magic and Stand had been unable to save someone's life.
Each and every failure has clearly hurt your daughter deeply, and unfortunately you have no real idea how to comfort her over this. You aren't a healer or helper, you are a man of war, not a saver of lives like her or Dr. White. So you aren't fully sure what to do to help her. But she's opened herself up to you, sharing something that's deeply troubling her
So, what DO you do or say to help Caulifla with this?
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