[The laugh that gets from him is soft, but there's a sharp, bitter edge to it.]
I understand, of course. Someone else who has experienced the same thing... It's a bit crazy to think about, truthfully. Not thinking about it has always been so much easier.
[He managed to go for so long until everything started catching up with him like this, but that likely isn't quite how Raven's been handling it.]
I'm not sure I really know what to say now that we actually have the time to talk about it.
[Even if he hadn't been actively avoiding it back home, they're both busy people, and their paths never crossed in meaningful ways. It's a little odd that they have to deal with it here and now, but perhaps in some morbid way that also makes it a bit easier.]
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I understand, of course. Someone else who has experienced the same thing... It's a bit crazy to think about, truthfully. Not thinking about it has always been so much easier.
[He managed to go for so long until everything started catching up with him like this, but that likely isn't quite how Raven's been handling it.]
I'm not sure I really know what to say now that we actually have the time to talk about it.
[Even if he hadn't been actively avoiding it back home, they're both busy people, and their paths never crossed in meaningful ways. It's a little odd that they have to deal with it here and now, but perhaps in some morbid way that also makes it a bit easier.]