[Goku is about to say something- what, he's not sure. Something about Gojyo hating himself and how it's not Hakkai's fault, or that they need to do something, or who knows what. But he freezes at the suggestion that Gojyo was going to shoot himself. That makes him go quiet.
He stays like that for a long minute, staring at the light gleaming off Hakkai's monocle. Goku doesn't quite have the words ready to describe the cold dread in his stomach; all he knows is that Gojyo can't be allowed to feel that way. At least, not on his own. Sometimes those feelings come, Goku knows that, but then they go and you have important people there with you to make it okay. Hakkai staying away isn't going to help Gojyo forget, not any time soon, and so that's not the way to make sure he doesn't feel that way again. Still, somehow it all comes back to Hakkai.]
... Gojyo- Gojyo doesn't understand you. That's the problem, right? He keeps... misunderstanding. [To put it lightly.] He knows you did somethin' bad or that you're dangerous but then he misunderstands so it's somethin' else. [Something that makes him dangerous to Gojyo.] And he hurts you and then he realises he hurts you and he feels bad about it, but then he... misunderstands how to make it up. Or somethin'. And then it keeps going round and round.
[Is Hakkai that easy to misunderstand? Is Gojyo that determined to do so? Goku's still not sure he gets it. It seems so easy to just trust Hakkai and leave it at that, but apparently that's not so for Gojyo.]
So... We gotta make sure he understands you. Right? [Goku's eyes refocus, ready to properly meet Hakkai's gaze again.] And... Just punch 'im, instead of breaking his arm. 'Coz he won't listen as well when you do that, probably.
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He stays like that for a long minute, staring at the light gleaming off Hakkai's monocle. Goku doesn't quite have the words ready to describe the cold dread in his stomach; all he knows is that Gojyo can't be allowed to feel that way. At least, not on his own. Sometimes those feelings come, Goku knows that, but then they go and you have important people there with you to make it okay. Hakkai staying away isn't going to help Gojyo forget, not any time soon, and so that's not the way to make sure he doesn't feel that way again. Still, somehow it all comes back to Hakkai.]
... Gojyo- Gojyo doesn't understand you. That's the problem, right? He keeps... misunderstanding. [To put it lightly.] He knows you did somethin' bad or that you're dangerous but then he misunderstands so it's somethin' else. [Something that makes him dangerous to Gojyo.] And he hurts you and then he realises he hurts you and he feels bad about it, but then he... misunderstands how to make it up. Or somethin'. And then it keeps going round and round.
[Is Hakkai that easy to misunderstand? Is Gojyo that determined to do so? Goku's still not sure he gets it. It seems so easy to just trust Hakkai and leave it at that, but apparently that's not so for Gojyo.]
So... We gotta make sure he understands you. Right? [Goku's eyes refocus, ready to properly meet Hakkai's gaze again.] And... Just punch 'im, instead of breaking his arm. 'Coz he won't listen as well when you do that, probably.
[He doesn't know why Hakkai broke Gojyo's arm. He assumes Gojyo deserved it.]