Show genuine empathy

Elm watched Hinata's outburst in a mix of shock and awe. It felt so sudden to him. Sure, she wasn't all too enthused by the life she had but she sure as hell didn't seem to be on the edge of breaking down. He thought she was at least acclimated to her new life. He silently berated himself for not noticing. He should have, but there was so much that happened it just fell underneath the cracks. He sighed to himself.

He looked to Hinata there on her knees, one arm to her side one slowly still messing with the dildo. She gave them a far-off stare as she mumbled to herself. Elm then looked at Zelda who while still in whatever heat she was in, had enough control to give a resemblance of concern. God, what had happened Elm thought to himself as he grabbed his pants so this next part wouldn't be awkward. More than it already might be.

He grabbed Hinata's jacket that she threw on the floor and cloaked it around her shoulders. Again, she didn't even react to him. Eyes lost to a captivating glow never there. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and just let himself be there as a crumb of support. It was odd but the hum that was in the room helped to keep the time swift as they all simmered down in the silence.

"You know you’re not some useless object," Elm explained breaking the silence after a few minutes. "Your Hinata. A young woman with their own achievement and worth. You do matter, no matter what happens. Especially to us." He paused and gave a look at her. He hoped he told her the right thing. She wasn't reacting. Nothing he said mattered did it. Well then again, he was probably the last guy she wanted to hear from. Still, he knew he still needed to continue if she was still listening. Taking in a deep breath he continued, "It's quite obvious you don't like any of this sex stuff. And if it causes this much distress in you, we will try to remove it as far away as we can when you are there. I don't know. I really wasn't ever planning on doing what just happened right now. But back to the point, I guess, what do you need for yourself, well, if you’re willing to talk?"

Hinata started to move her eyes again coming back to where she was. What she had done. What she was still actively doing. Her face fell and she shunned her head away from Elm and Zelda while tugging at her jacket as a feeble attempt to cover herself. Well at least she was back to reality.

"It isn't a problem," she finally spoke after another period of silence. It was a sturdier voice than Elm had ever heard from her since she had gotten here. "Though are you really not going to say I am anything more than an object?"

"Uhm, well legally no," Elm bluntly replied. Then quickly added, "But I won't ever try and treat you as such. Look at how I have treated you. If you were nothing more to me than an object, would I have treated you the way I did. I never even **** myself on you, I just allowed you to go forwards on your own." More or less, he cringed internally to himself, thinking about how he messed with her libido during their only sexual experience. But that was an honest mistake she didn't need to know about. Hinata seemed to be thoughtful taking in what Elm was saying to her, probably taking it all in seriously for the first time. It seemed to be going well, still. "But what do you mean by it isn't a problem?"

"Oh, I uhm," Hinata started to blush a bit. "I think I am a bit more okay with all of the sex stuff than I thought originally, kind of. Mabey. It doesn't matter." She started to pick herself up and her torn off clothes as well. "I think I will trust you a bit more or try to."

As she fully stood up Elm went up with her and gave her one more hug. She was very willing to accept this one, gripping a bit to his shirt. As they broke apart, she kissed Elm on the lips and then gave him a sad smile. Before Elm could react Hinata made her way out of the Kitchen, probably for a new change of clothes. Damn, this really has been a day.