[This is all -- a lot, and damn if Basilio isn't easily confused as it is, so when she says she likes him and then moves onto that alarming talk of control...]
Hey-- slow it down, Nao.
[He says gently, placing his other hand on her shoulder, as if to encourage her to focus. He's not dissimilar in that way, when his racing thoughts get ahead of him and he has no idea how to explain it, and it's usually Del who has to calm him down and take a step back. In this case, he's acting on his own brother's advice.]
You're trustin' me with this because you know I'll understand, yeah? Just start from the top and explain what you mean.
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Hey-- slow it down, Nao.
[He says gently, placing his other hand on her shoulder, as if to encourage her to focus. He's not dissimilar in that way, when his racing thoughts get ahead of him and he has no idea how to explain it, and it's usually Del who has to calm him down and take a step back. In this case, he's acting on his own brother's advice.]
You're trustin' me with this because you know I'll understand, yeah? Just start from the top and explain what you mean.