I mean... We're gonna do that, yeah, but - it's like you said. Sometimes it can be harder to bounce back, and that's okay for you, too. You can take a second.
I'm... self-aware enough to know that I learned how to cope with trauma from someone who still hasn't fully coped with any of his, and I should probably not be giving advice on it.
[ it's wry, because yes, jokes are one of his bad coping mechanisms ]
[ but it's only probably, because blablabla psychology about human trauma and how there's only so much it can take before becoming numb to it that she definitely? wants to hear right now? ha ha ]
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No, I guess not. We've gotten some answers, but the cost was...
[ he shakes his head ]
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...He was a really good person. It’s - hard, you know?
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I know. [ it's an acknowledgement that sounds fake, but he does know. like. intellectually. which is why he smiles a little ] Worried about me?
[ don't sound teasing about that you asshole ]
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[ dick like, is still very mad at polly, repentant or not? ghosts are bad ]
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[She has 0 faith in that, but she doesn't want to press.]
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[ it's wry, because yes, jokes are one of his bad coping mechanisms ]
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[ but it's only probably, because blablabla psychology about human trauma and how there's only so much it can take before becoming numb to it that she definitely? wants to hear right now? ha ha ]
But if it ever gets too hard-- well, you know.
[ he's got a standing offer to let her vent! ]
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