Well, that melts away when she gets a good look at the vulnerability writ large on his face. She hesitates for a second, and she looks at the two of them playing. "It's dumb, right?" She winces, a little, when he says it. She's quiet for a moment, still, as she processes it. She doesn't have any siblings; she hasn't lost a relative she was close to, yet. In a way, it's hard for her to imagine.
But after a moment, she shakes her head.]
I don't think it's dumb. I don't... think there's some timer on when you have to get over something. Or maybe you never do, and what it means and how you handle it changes. But, either way...
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Well, that melts away when she gets a good look at the vulnerability writ large on his face. She hesitates for a second, and she looks at the two of them playing. "It's dumb, right?" She winces, a little, when he says it. She's quiet for a moment, still, as she processes it. She doesn't have any siblings; she hasn't lost a relative she was close to, yet. In a way, it's hard for her to imagine.
But after a moment, she shakes her head.]
I don't think it's dumb. I don't... think there's some timer on when you have to get over something. Or maybe you never do, and what it means and how you handle it changes. But, either way...
[She shakes her head again.]
It's okay to miss someone.