[The sound of him sniffling and taking a second to wipe his nose with his sleeve.]
...I dunno. [Because he might really start sobbing. It might help, though.]
...he would make fun of me for getting so worked up about him, though. But he'd secretly be pleased. [A half-barked, sad laugh.] He'd pretend to be all tough about it, like he always does.
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[Or be better at this whole comfort thing.]
... They may be breaking us but I think there will always be something left. I don't think they can take that away from us.
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[It's okay, he doesn't need comfort. Just Flynn being there for him, listening, was enough.
Now how to tell him that without sounding wimpy...]
No. They can't...we can't let them.
We won't let them.
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No, we won't.
... Do you want to talk about it? Tell me about him or... [Or about dying?]
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...I dunno. [Because he might really start sobbing. It might help, though.]
...he would make fun of me for getting so worked up about him, though. But he'd secretly be pleased. [A half-barked, sad laugh.] He'd pretend to be all tough about it, like he always does.
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That's how you guys do things, huh? The whole... making fun, pretending not to care routine?
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[That sad laugh again.]
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So you never say it but you know it, that about right?
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Probably should have told him how much he matters to us. To me.
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But don't you think he knows? If that's how you guys do things and if you know then... I'm pretty sure he does, too.