Scott, you don't- [His hand jerks back up, and he hesitates again before gently patting him on the shoulder once or twice before finally just. Settling his hand there like he's not really sure what else to do with it.]
You don't have to apologize.
[And he wants to say it wasn't his fault, because he knows what it's like to feel that way, even if you weren't the one who pulled the trigger, but he doesn't know if that's what Scott needs to hear right now, or what he actually needs at all.
It still sort of feels like the right thing, though, so after a pause, he just. Says it.]
spam;
You don't have to apologize.
[And he wants to say it wasn't his fault, because he knows what it's like to feel that way, even if you weren't the one who pulled the trigger, but he doesn't know if that's what Scott needs to hear right now, or what he actually needs at all.
It still sort of feels like the right thing, though, so after a pause, he just. Says it.]
It's not your fault.