Maruki did tell me about that. [They must have fought together; an absence keenly felt. It’s possible to suffocate in open air. Aubrey doesn’t push it.
[She clears her throat, as if dust is what’s lodged in it.]
It was the opposite of yours, pretty much. Everything was still falling apart, just… quietly. [No one else is talking, at this hour.] I found out later that it wasn’t just me in this big, broken-down world, but… honestly, it felt like that for a while.
[Small huff.] Dunno how much I could’ve done in your future. Sounds better than dying of boredom. [If it’s a joke, it’s a dry one.]
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Maruki did tell me about that. [They must have fought together; an absence keenly felt. It’s possible to suffocate in open air. Aubrey doesn’t push it.
[She clears her throat, as if dust is what’s lodged in it.]
It was the opposite of yours, pretty much. Everything was still falling apart, just… quietly. [No one else is talking, at this hour.] I found out later that it wasn’t just me in this big, broken-down world, but… honestly, it felt like that for a while.
[Small huff.] Dunno how much I could’ve done in your future. Sounds better than dying of boredom. [If it’s a joke, it’s a dry one.]