ㅤunsurprisingly, and unfortunately, he's clearly managed to take her by surprise. maybe he should have just stayed quiet and let her get what she needed off her chest without being put in such an awkward position immediately afterward. ...then again, things likely would have gotten awkward anyway when she inevitably noticed that there was someone else on the rooftop with her. there was no real winning here either way, he supposes, but he still feels bad that she's gone from releasing her stress to having a new source of stress in someone being around to witness such a vulnerable moment.
ㅤㅤ" uhm. i was... i was here before you came up, " he admits honestly, shifting uncomfortably in place. it's probably the nicest way to answer the real question she was surely asking — yes, i did hear each and every scream you sent out into the sky. " —i'm sorry. m-maybe i should've said something sooner... "
it's not really his fault that he happened to spectate a stranger's emotional outburst, and on some level he mostly recognizes that, but he can hear the way she's forced a smile, can practically feel the embarrassment rolling off her in waves, and he feels bad. as much as he hadn't intended to intrude, so too did she not deserve to have a random neighbour bear witness to something so personal.
ㅤㅤ" ...i can go. " catching himself getting lost in his own thoughts over the situation they've found themselves in, si-u realizes belatedly that he should simply give her the privacy she needs. " —y-yeah, i'll go so you can have the place to yourself. " nodding to himself to confirm the decision, he turns to start feeling around for the little nook near all the potted plants where he stores his watering can. once he's tucked it away so he can finish watering tomorrow, he grabs for his cane and begins to make his way toward the door.
not even halfway there though, his movements slow slightly as he finds that he feels almost as bad just leaving her here alone. obviously he knows nothing about her, he could easily be reading things completely wrong, but... she seems like she could use company. if she's coming up here to scream out her problems, it's likely that she hasn't got someone to talk to — a feeling he knows all too well.
ㅤㅤ" i mean, unless... you'd like to vent to someone. ...maybe that's weird to say since we don't know each other, but. i don't know, sometimes it helps to just have someone listen. " or maybe he should just shut up. fighting off the urge to cringe at himself and the way he stumbles over what's meant to simply be a compassionate gesture, si-u shakes his head. hopefully he hasn't made this all even more awkward than it already is. " uhm. what i mean is... just say the word and i'll go. but... i don't mind staying either, if you'd like someone to hear you. "