[ Gojo felt so bad for little Toji but he was always so fucking confused how this thing tried to kill him in the future, in other words, he just shook his head to brush it off. ]
"Strong kiddo ... yeah ... "
[Nothing about this is okay, Gojo was mad, this was all wrong.]
( A slight wince when Gojo touched the fresh scar; to his credit, he stayed nearly perfectly still, it was weird. . being comforted instead of told to 'suck it up' or scolded for crying. )
"It's not that bad." ( He'd felt worse. )
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"It's okay to cry. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. It's okay to be weak ... Old people don't know what they're talking about, trust me, kid, I know."
[ He spoke calmly, with the tenderness that one would give to a child. ]