[The outburst isn't directed at Xie Lian, Rin just is Feeling Too Much and doesn't know how to respond to that besides by yelling. He's wiping at his face more fervently now, and that handkerchief is going to get pretty wet with tears soon enough.
And, as he often does when he's upset, Rin starts to babble.]
It's not right, you know! People aren't things! They're- they're real and have feelings of their own, and you can't just kick 'em to the curb and expect them not to feel anything about it! Even if they're cursed, they're still people!
[He can't even tell if he's upset for that child from Xie Lian's memory, or if he's upset because of the lingering pain of his own past. Maybe it's both at the same time.]
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[The outburst isn't directed at Xie Lian, Rin just is Feeling Too Much and doesn't know how to respond to that besides by yelling. He's wiping at his face more fervently now, and that handkerchief is going to get pretty wet with tears soon enough.
And, as he often does when he's upset, Rin starts to babble.]
It's not right, you know! People aren't things! They're- they're real and have feelings of their own, and you can't just kick 'em to the curb and expect them not to feel anything about it! Even if they're cursed, they're still people!
[He can't even tell if he's upset for that child from Xie Lian's memory, or if he's upset because of the lingering pain of his own past. Maybe it's both at the same time.]