[She just barely catches it, but frankly she agrees. Later, when they're both in the mood to put their heads together.]
I know. I know you did. [She moves closer, letting go of his hand to brush the hair from his forehead.] He didn't believe in himself. Or this place pushed him past a point of no return. It wasn't because you didn't try hard enough.
[She moves to clasp him on the shoulder instead. Still gentle, but firm. Present. Persistent.]
Nodd, you were there for both of them. And you did everything you could. It's not because you didn't try hard enough, or you didn't care enough — Dion had powers that frankly, I don't think any of us could withstand. And Dion wasn't in his right mind. Not completely.
You did everything. You hung on through the whole fight, and more importantly, you held onto hope. You didn't give up. And no one here can ever say you did. Would Yuri have fought so hard if you weren't at her side?
[Would Dion not have felt such terrible regret at seeing them fallen that he took his own life?]
[ nodd is uncharacteristically silent. not even an expectant muteness, which he utilizes here and there, when necessary. he does shake, though, small convulsions. you know, those real soul-sucking sobs that either have to be loud enough to wake the dead (lol) or soundless. like so. but he nods, he understands.
loss is a constant. the fungi feed upon the dead matter. the cycle. he breathes. ]
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[ takes the hand. he likes holding paws and hasn't had all that many opportunities.
he speaks with eyes half-lidded. zoning in and out. ]
Metis?
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[Both of them. She gives his hand a gentle squeeze.]
They're in pods too. We're lucky we've got three this week.
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Too convenient.
[ later. ]
I tried to get through to him.
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I know. I know you did. [She moves closer, letting go of his hand to brush the hair from his forehead.] He didn't believe in himself. Or this place pushed him past a point of no return. It wasn't because you didn't try hard enough.
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[ his eyes shut. it's natural to need to shed a few tears once you've woken from a deep, healing sleep. ]
I'm so useless. I couldn't help Dion. I couldn't help Yuri. I had my Keys back and I couldn't do anything.
[ okay, hands over face. give him a moment. ]
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[She moves to clasp him on the shoulder instead. Still gentle, but firm. Present. Persistent.]
Nodd, you were there for both of them. And you did everything you could. It's not because you didn't try hard enough, or you didn't care enough — Dion had powers that frankly, I don't think any of us could withstand. And Dion wasn't in his right mind. Not completely.
You did everything. You hung on through the whole fight, and more importantly, you held onto hope. You didn't give up. And no one here can ever say you did. Would Yuri have fought so hard if you weren't at her side?
[Would Dion not have felt such terrible regret at seeing them fallen that he took his own life?]
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loss is a constant. the fungi feed upon the dead matter. the cycle. he breathes. ]
Thank you. Rosie.
[ swallowing. other words fail. ]