So there's still time. If this door they're trying to set up turns out to work [And he doubts it, they've all seen too many promises of escape.] then you're not leaving unless they let you take that with you.
[She has a great deal of faith in the Anonymous Group. They've been friendlier than the deities, and they seem to have a genuine interest in the well-being of the City's captives. They even keep most of their promises.]
Say the door does work. Where could I go? Not home. That'd be all kinds of awkward.
[The subject shift has delayed any hideous sobbing. Well done.]
If it does, we'll work it out from there. If there's only one door it's going to need to have a few destinations the other side. Not sure everyone wants to wind up in New Jersey.
[he shrugs a moment. Good, no sobbing, no sobbing is good.]
I have some pieces I might be able to pick up. [It's progress, he didn't think that would be possible a year ago - but he's talking to a dead girl: perspective.] But I've got more here than I ever did back home.
But you might not pick them up...? [And then what happens when a world's missing someone who's supposed to be there?] So do I. There're a lot of good friends I wouldn't want to lose track of.
[She smiles a little and rests her free hand on top of his. She still feels like curling up and sobbing, but knowing that Chase considers her a friend in spite of that awkward confession of love will be enough to get her to her apartment before that happens.
(Her feelings might be slightly different if she knew about the engagement to Saya, since Saya was, in part, the catalyst for this.)]
Maybe nothing will and everything'll go on like it has. That doesn't sound too bad.
I don't think I'd complain. Except about everyone else complaining. [Now and then a curse comes along that makes him hate the place, but for the last two years, at least, it's been more like sanctuary.]
This has been the longest anything's been stable in my life since I was fifteen. I reckon there are a few of us who feel like we're getting second chances.
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So there's still time. If this door they're trying to set up turns out to work [And he doubts it, they've all seen too many promises of escape.] then you're not leaving unless they let you take that with you.
[That's what he did it for, in the end.]
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Say the door does work. Where could I go? Not home. That'd be all kinds of awkward.
[The subject shift has delayed any hideous sobbing. Well done.]
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[he shrugs a moment. Good, no sobbing, no sobbing is good.]
Still not sure I do.
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[Right now, his choice would still involve staying here.]
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(Her feelings might be slightly different if she knew about the engagement to Saya, since Saya was, in part, the catalyst for this.)]
Maybe nothing will and everything'll go on like it has. That doesn't sound too bad.
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This has been the longest anything's been stable in my life since I was fifteen. I reckon there are a few of us who feel like we're getting second chances.
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...Can I ask why you need a second chance?