[No. It isn't pity that Dipper is feeling. He's upset on his behalf, but he's upset, too, that all this is happening to someone he cares deeply about. And what can he do? Is there anything he can do? God, what can he do?.]
[Support him. Maybe that was always the answer. It doesn't feel like enough, like a lot of things lately, Dipper has felt like he's come up short.]
[He's quiet for a very long moment while he thinks it over. He doesn't bother to try and compose himself, he's not going to make himself look like he's not as affected as he is.]
Okay.
[he takes a deep breath, gets his voice back under control.]
Thank you. For ...telling me the truth. It's a shame Ozpin couldn't do the same.
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[Support him. Maybe that was always the answer. It doesn't feel like enough, like a lot of things lately, Dipper has felt like he's come up short.]
[He's quiet for a very long moment while he thinks it over. He doesn't bother to try and compose himself, he's not going to make himself look like he's not as affected as he is.]
Okay.
[he takes a deep breath, gets his voice back under control.]
Thank you. For ...telling me the truth. It's a shame Ozpin couldn't do the same.