[He listens quietly to Peter's angry rant, wondering how he could possibly relate. What he could possibly tell him to ease some of that horrid existential fear.]
... I'm not the first Librarian, Peter. Not by a long shot, I'm... actually, I'm number 167 which isn't even a cool number if we're being honest, well, aside from the fact that it's a prime number but that's not really... What I'm trying to say is 166 came and then died before me.
[There's a longer pause.] And I will, too. Pretty soon, probably. And then the next Librarian will be appointed. [His voice turns soft; it's nothing he likes to think about but facts are facts and the Math dictates that Librarians don't make it past year 5.]
And Judson trained us all. Trained me. Will probably train the 167 ones that will come after me, too. So you'd guess he wouldn't even look twice my way, right? I mean, what are three years, five tops over the centuries?
But noo, no, not with Judson. Judson, he's... kind. Wise. Can beat up a bunch of thugs with his bare hands but that's just a bonus, really. He's always there for me and he has all this advice for me and I-I really couldn't do any of this without him and... [Flynn has to stop talking when his voice threatens to fail him and he closes his eyes.]
Maybe you'll have all these people only for the blip of a memory. But don't forget that you'll be in their life, too. And you can make that amazing.
cw: more character death
... I'm not the first Librarian, Peter. Not by a long shot, I'm... actually, I'm number 167 which isn't even a cool number if we're being honest, well, aside from the fact that it's a prime number but that's not really... What I'm trying to say is 166 came and then died before me.
[There's a longer pause.] And I will, too. Pretty soon, probably. And then the next Librarian will be appointed. [His voice turns soft; it's nothing he likes to think about but facts are facts and the Math dictates that Librarians don't make it past year 5.]
And Judson trained us all. Trained me. Will probably train the 167 ones that will come after me, too. So you'd guess he wouldn't even look twice my way, right? I mean, what are three years, five tops over the centuries?
But noo, no, not with Judson. Judson, he's... kind. Wise. Can beat up a bunch of thugs with his bare hands but that's just a bonus, really. He's always there for me and he has all this advice for me and I-I really couldn't do any of this without him and... [Flynn has to stop talking when his voice threatens to fail him and he closes his eyes.]
Maybe you'll have all these people only for the blip of a memory. But don't forget that you'll be in their life, too. And you can make that amazing.