[She shakes her head, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face absentmindedly.]
No, it's fine. I mean, people left that place all the time just like they do here, but we were both lucky. We got to stay long enough to say goodbye to each other, so it wasn't like it was unexpected or anything. Besides, I kind of think about it like... I mean, when people leave, I try to think of it like...
[She pauses, trying to think of how to best phrase this.]
Getting to meet so many new people who I care about in both of these worlds has been a gift. And, you know, if the price of that is losing them eventually, then... Even if it hurts, that's something I'm willing to pay. Besides, it's not so much a price when you think about how most of them are much happier back home. I mean, he didn't talk about it much, but I knew how much that place was hurting him.
[All of that, somehow, is completely sincere and honest. Well, for the most part — she doesn't include the fact that he's here now. That's something that's still too close to her heart for her to share.
A shrug.]
By that point, though, I'd been there for around two and a half years, I think? So, I don't want to say I'd gotten used to people leaving, but... I guess you learn to accept it after a while. So it's alright.
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[She shakes her head, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face absentmindedly.]
No, it's fine. I mean, people left that place all the time just like they do here, but we were both lucky. We got to stay long enough to say goodbye to each other, so it wasn't like it was unexpected or anything. Besides, I kind of think about it like... I mean, when people leave, I try to think of it like...
[She pauses, trying to think of how to best phrase this.]
Getting to meet so many new people who I care about in both of these worlds has been a gift. And, you know, if the price of that is losing them eventually, then... Even if it hurts, that's something I'm willing to pay. Besides, it's not so much a price when you think about how most of them are much happier back home. I mean, he didn't talk about it much, but I knew how much that place was hurting him.
[All of that, somehow, is completely sincere and honest. Well, for the most part — she doesn't include the fact that he's here now. That's something that's still too close to her heart for her to share.
A shrug.]
By that point, though, I'd been there for around two and a half years, I think? So, I don't want to say I'd gotten used to people leaving, but... I guess you learn to accept it after a while. So it's alright.