Horizon Ridge folded up dollar bills

Kennedy was taken aback by her reaction. Had he known her history, he surely would not have implied such a thing was something to joke about. "I apologize," he replied, his tail falling still behind him, "I did not mean to offend or make light." It was obvious that his own experiences did not line up with her own. He had been extremely lucky compared to others, though he tended to forget his own life was different than that of others.

"Could I ask forgiveness for my lack of tact?" he asked, his voice full of genuinity. The Xi had never thought himself an asshole, but here he was making a fine one of himself. He could only hope that she would recognize it as a mistake and something that he would learn his lesson from. And if not? Well, he would keep trying, because that was just the kind of guy he was.