[That just makes him laugh quietly--and he softens a little, after.]
...Yeah. Me too. [...] You're happier now. ["Despite it all" goes without saying.] I'm glad.
[She'd been generous enough to trust him while he was alive, but she'd still radiated caution in waves back then. There's a warmth to her, now, a relaxation to her demeanor that she didn't have before.]
[Look... sometimes you just have space TB? I can't speak for everyone else though they're just criminals.]
Yeah. [He's quiet for a minute.] Sometimes it feels... wrong. To have those moments. But I think if we didn't, we wouldn't have made it this far.
[Some of them would, surely--but despite the steadily increasing tensions, it's looked, to him, like the group is holding strong, something that wouldn't have been possible without bright spots to balance out the darkness.]
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she just watches him glitch out and if he comes back she's like:]
Ah... how'd you get one, then? [SHE'S JOKING]
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[WOOOOOW]
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Easy, easy.
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[BETRAYED...]
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[still teasing him]
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[cheerfully.
a pause.]
I missed talking with you like this.
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...Yeah. Me too. [...] You're happier now. ["Despite it all" goes without saying.] I'm glad.
[She'd been generous enough to trust him while he was alive, but she'd still radiated caution in waves back then. There's a warmth to her, now, a relaxation to her demeanor that she didn't have before.]
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... It has been hard. [she says, after a moment, leaning against him.] But... yes. The worst parts of this experience have amplified the good.
I have seen how sincere people are in caring for me. It makes it harder to be... miserable, I suppose.
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Yeah. [He's quiet for a minute.] Sometimes it feels... wrong. To have those moments. But I think if we didn't, we wouldn't have made it this far.
[Some of them would, surely--but despite the steadily increasing tensions, it's looked, to him, like the group is holding strong, something that wouldn't have been possible without bright spots to balance out the darkness.]