"Akane, literally all I wanted was for you to be able to accept me and my family here as who we are. That was all. I know something really bad happened to you in the past and honestly I just wish that I could've stopped whatever it was so you wouldn't have been hurt; and I'm not going to ask you to put aside your scars from that just for me, so...
"I guess if you're still scared of boys—which I don't blame you for—all I can say to comfort you is that these are adult men who are dating. Like. Late thirties to early fifties, in Steven and Jack's case. And Carly and Jolyne aren't girls, they're grown women. This isn't a thing you just grow out of or whatever. It's part of your life for good.
"And if you still can't deal with two people of the same gender being romantically involved... I'm sorry, but we can't be friends."
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Connie has no idea what to say.
"Akane, literally all I wanted was for you to be able to accept me and my family here as who we are. That was all. I know something really bad happened to you in the past and honestly I just wish that I could've stopped whatever it was so you wouldn't have been hurt; and I'm not going to ask you to put aside your scars from that just for me, so...
"I guess if you're still scared of boys—which I don't blame you for—all I can say to comfort you is that these are adult men who are dating. Like. Late thirties to early fifties, in Steven and Jack's case. And Carly and Jolyne aren't girls, they're grown women. This isn't a thing you just grow out of or whatever. It's part of your life for good.
"And if you still can't deal with two people of the same gender being romantically involved... I'm sorry, but we can't be friends."