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HELLO

"You've reached Elysium! Lost? Need an ear? I'm your guy! I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

GOODBYE

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We talked, yeah.

That was you?

[paenitete]

If you can't talk to me, you should talk to someone.

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This goes beyond what colleagues typically do for each other.

Are you always like this?

[paenitete]

Like what?

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[ Insistent, overbearing, far too involved—

And somehow, unbearably sincere. None of this make it to the other side. ]

Nosy.

[paenitete]

Yes.
It's how I deal with types like you that are always annoying.

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Consider me dealt with…

But I actually was hoping you'd check up on the others.

[paenitete]

I'm already on it. You talked to them too?

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The most I can without crossing over into being overbearing!
I figured that's more your territory so I've been adhering to the slow and steady approach.

Good cop, bad cop?

[paenitete]

Hey, I can ask questions without being overbearing! It's a checkin, not an interrogation.

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They turn into interrogations when you don't hear what you want to hear.

[paenitete]

They turn into interrogations when I know someone's hiding something that should come out. There's a difference.

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Yeah? And what determines that?
In place of the Law, you are the law?

[ fia you are so metal ]

[paenitete]

[ ... ]

I just know from experience.
You almost died.

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Is it experience, or is it projection?

[ … ]

Thorns and I aren't you and Cardinal Lemuen. Or you and Miss Mostima.
We're going to go our separate ways.

[paenitete]

I know you're not! I'm not that stupid.
What does that mean?

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It means I'm the last person he should be worried about while he's out there. He's going to be responsible for an entire crew, even though he can barely take care of himself. I'm not adding to that.

[paenitete]

How would you feel if you knew he'd suffered but he wouldn't talk to you about it?
I know you two are close. I saw you around on the landship. You'd really be okay with that?

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He doesn't need to talk to me. I'd already know, and I'd already be there.

[ this much confidence and for what. ]

I won't ever be able to understand everything, but that's fine. I know enough.

[paenitete]

I'm not asking about the reality. I'm asking how you'd feel if it was the reality. If you were him and he knew you weren't talking to him on purpose.
He doesn't have his crew to worry about. He just has you. To me, it'd feel like you don't trust me.

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Life isn't fair sometimes, huh? Sometimes, that's just how it is. You lose the lottery with your besties.

[paenitete]

Be serious.

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I am serious. Why do you think his virtue's kindness while mine isn't? I'm taking advantage of it.

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If you weren't kind, you wouldn't get to know him in the level that you do, would you?
You just said you'd already be there if he needed you.

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Yeah, selfishly.

I've already told you so much about myself and us. Isn't it about time you started telling me about you and your Mostima?