[ just one more day. no matter how much of a struggle, no matter how much pain. understanding rings through his voice, and he steps back a little so as not to snoop. ]
I think there are a lot of those little things around. It is in times like these that we must find them and hold them as close as we can.
The people who are here is another. The fact that maybe tomorrow, the place we'll visit will be as extraordinary as this one was. [ ... ] The fact that we'll be able to return Miss Camille to us soon and I won't have to lie about it much longer, is another.
[ god he's so tired of lying. ] I've... had to try and shy away from conversations that would be too close to it more times than I can count, already.
War said they'd be happy to provide [ has war ever said they're happy about anything. debatable. but also ] a veil. It just might not be tomorrow - we might have to wait one more day. But... it's coming.
... I'll be happy to see her. I don't know if she'll be so happy to see us, but... that's okay.
They did? [she turns to him, surprised, before a little bit of tension drains from her shoulders.] That's a relief.
[camille can lose her shit in peace. thank god.]
I don't think she'll be happy with us, but it's to be expected. [she wouldn't be happy if it was her, so.] I'm just ready to finally get this over with. Hearing everyone assume the worst, mourning her... It's been awful.
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she turns to the shelves, browsing through the different titles for something to add to his box.]
Something to look forward to, right? Something... that makes us want to keep living, even if only for one more day.
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[ just one more day. no matter how much of a struggle, no matter how much pain. understanding rings through his voice, and he steps back a little so as not to snoop. ]
I think there are a lot of those little things around. It is in times like these that we must find them and hold them as close as we can.
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[ but there are others, is implied. ]
The people who are here is another. The fact that maybe tomorrow, the place we'll visit will be as extraordinary as this one was. [ ... ] The fact that we'll be able to return Miss Camille to us soon and I won't have to lie about it much longer, is another.
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[ god he's so tired of lying. ] I've... had to try and shy away from conversations that would be too close to it more times than I can count, already.
War said they'd be happy to provide [ has war ever said they're happy about anything. debatable. but also ] a veil. It just might not be tomorrow - we might have to wait one more day. But... it's coming.
... I'll be happy to see her. I don't know if she'll be so happy to see us, but... that's okay.
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[camille can lose her shit in peace. thank god.]
I don't think she'll be happy with us, but it's to be expected. [she wouldn't be happy if it was her, so.] I'm just ready to finally get this over with. Hearing everyone assume the worst, mourning her... It's been awful.