[ it takes him a moment to answer, his tendency to deflect at war with the sincerity he wanted to bring to this interaction. ]
...I feel like shit, honestly, but it'd be worse if I didn't. [ he scrubs a hand through his hair, sighing. ] As long as I feel bad, it means I'm not getting numb to it.
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[it's very peaceful.]
It's been a very long week.
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[ he sighs, drawing his knees up to rest his arms on them. ]
Every week feels like it's getting longer.
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[but he's young, so presumably harder, especially this week.]
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...I feel like shit, honestly, but it'd be worse if I didn't. [ he scrubs a hand through his hair, sighing. ] As long as I feel bad, it means I'm not getting numb to it.
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So… we simply must try.
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[ just keep swimming, and all that. ]
...the city you grew up in, what's it like? Everyone's from such different places, learnin' about a new one's always interesting.