[ she gives him an apologetic look as he reaches out to steady her, laughing softly. ] No, no, it's fine. That's my fault. [ riza understands using humor to outweigh pain, and complications, and every other complicated emotion she can only begin to assume shiro is thinking.

it falls just about as flat as havoc's jokes, after all. ]

If you need help.... [ she trails off, watching him for a bit as he pulls his hand away. ] I know I'm not from your home. I don't know what you were like there, if at all. But I know what it's like to try and put yourself back together.

[ maybe not to an exact extent as shiro, but it's a start. ]

But you think it's possible?