...I am not sure. [frowning deeply.] I'm afraid for mine, I may need to ask about your emotional well-being at some point. But for tonight, I will refrain.
It is sufficient for now, at least. I never knew what to do with any of it. It happens, and then it is over, and none of it lasts, so...it feels utterly pointless to dwell.
Sheila and I got to know one another as well as we do after one of those. It was very...bad. And I still don't really like to talk about it. But I'm glad that I...that I came to know Sheila. And Vira, and Takeru.
So we had that in common. Not items, but-- still relevant to the... [ gestures. hosts. whatever. ] I don't think this one was related to the Staff, though. It felt too similar to what we're dealing with here.
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[ THIS is logic. look. but he nods ]
... Yeah. Thanks for taking care of the rest of them, too. [ he glances over at rupert and lup and kind of looks like "hm" ]
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[hmm.]
No thanks is required.
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[ but he nods. he understands. being thanked is horrible unless you specifically want to be ]
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They are very weird jobs.
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[ looks at her outfit. ]
What do they get out of this, exactly?
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[ he is just tired. sometimes you have so much trauma you kind of blink at this one, go "ok it's fake(?)" and lock it away in the trauma vault ]
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And yet...
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Hard to say nothing from it lingers, yeah.
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[a small smile.]
Sheila and I got to know one another as well as we do after one of those. It was very...bad. And I still don't really like to talk about it. But I'm glad that I...that I came to know Sheila. And Vira, and Takeru.
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[ a pause as. again, lup and rupert, and he winces a little ]
Might not totally apply this time 'round.
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[listen she can't help being insanely awkward.]
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[ ANYWAY ]
So who was in the other group?
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[ aren't there usually four? [bias] ]
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[...]
We never had more than four in any week.
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[ he is only half joking. ]
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Ah, you are well read.
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