[He’s right, of course. All of this was only ever temporary. The question is, who’s next? How long will it take?
[The fist unravels. Lingers, though.]
Wouldn’t have thought about it like a gift. [Maybe that will help. It’s necessary, one way or another.] But we’ll all give it to him, yeah?
[Together at the end of the world. Morbid thought.
[Sometimes those aren’t all bad.]
We’ll hold each other to it. And then it’ll be over.
[She nods, to no one in particular. Her hand falls, and out of habit lands on the sword’s hilt.
[It’s kept there.]
I can’t wait. [Aubrey sounds tired.] When this reality cracks again, we’re doing something. Right?
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[He’s right, of course. All of this was only ever temporary. The question is, who’s next? How long will it take?
[The fist unravels. Lingers, though.]
Wouldn’t have thought about it like a gift. [Maybe that will help. It’s necessary, one way or another.] But we’ll all give it to him, yeah?
[Together at the end of the world. Morbid thought.
[Sometimes those aren’t all bad.]
We’ll hold each other to it. And then it’ll be over.
[She nods, to no one in particular. Her hand falls, and out of habit lands on the sword’s hilt.
[It’s kept there.]
I can’t wait. [Aubrey sounds tired.] When this reality cracks again, we’re doing something. Right?