( his first answer is 'no' because despite everything, despite how he's been better on that front — reese, soldier, badr, greer and even jeff — dying has thrown a spanner in the works. not knowing and being alone has left him unmoored, and his first instinct is to withdraw, to adopt his perpetually comfortable I'M BETTER ALONE mindset, even if—
even if he knows that's not actually true. he's always been worse alone.
the no. I'm fine, thank you. that he'd typed but hadn't got as far as sending gets deleted and replaced by a— )
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even if he knows that's not actually true. he's always been worse alone.
the no. I'm fine, thank you. that he'd typed but hadn't got as far as sending gets deleted and replaced by a— )
Two pairs of eyes are better than one.