Sometimes a little is all you need. But...you have a point. We're all built differently. I'm literally built differently. Some of us can take it better than others.
Its just up to those kinds of people to help those who can't deal with things as terrible as that.
Haha. Well, I'll teach you how to punch hard. Promise. That way, you encounter a problem trying to drag you down, you just bop it right in the snout. Just like that. Otherwise...you're a strong lady, Alex. I believe in you.
That's the best thing to have! Make the element of surprise your friend, and you can never go wrong.
[And a long pause. They've been talking for a while, and now with the silence, he just reminds him...all of that execution stuff happened. It seems like ages ago.]
...I feel like I've aged years, these past two weeks.
[ ... she just closes her eyes at that. two weeks. that's no time at all, but it feels like it's been longer. ]
I'd thought things were bad back home but... [ this is something else. she lifts her hand and tucks his hair behind his ear, knuckles brushing against his temple. ] It's not going to stop now, is it? I'd hoped it would be a one off, but... [ once a stone's rolling down a hill, it just gains momentum. it doesn't stop. ]
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[ she's... well, she's seen people go so deep into despair they can't come back. but she's only ever seen it from outside, looking in. ]
We're all different though. I guess that applies to the levels of how much disappointment or sadness someone to take as well.
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Its just up to those kinds of people to help those who can't deal with things as terrible as that.
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As long as no one expects me to literally punch terrible things with the same kind of power you can, I'll probably manage.
[ she already has dealt with... well. enough. she can keep it up, if she has to. ]
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Haha. Well, I'll teach you how to punch hard. Promise. That way, you encounter a problem trying to drag you down, you just bop it right in the snout. Just like that. Otherwise...you're a strong lady, Alex. I believe in you.
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But I don't think they'd expect me to punch them, so maybe the element of surprise will carry me through.
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[And a long pause. They've been talking for a while, and now with the silence, he just reminds him...all of that execution stuff happened. It seems like ages ago.]
...I feel like I've aged years, these past two weeks.
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I'd thought things were bad back home but... [ this is something else. she lifts her hand and tucks his hair behind his ear, knuckles brushing against his temple. ] It's not going to stop now, is it? I'd hoped it would be a one off, but... [ once a stone's rolling down a hill, it just gains momentum. it doesn't stop. ]