[At her question, his gaze softens and he can't help but answer honestly.]
... for someone like me, maybe not.
[Because he needs his retribution. For letting her die the first time. For failing her other times. And for being the one to kill her so many, many other times.
Which helps bring him back to earth as he realizes that he needs to get back soon. So he shakes his head and says surprisingly firmly:]
We should go now though. The longer I'm with you, the less safe it is.
[And he opens his eyes and moves to take a step forward-
Except his head is starting to enter that fog and so he nearly falls right over but he manages to catch himself, fumbling with the items in his hands as he heads toward the cash register.
... and then he's just going to keep walking like nothing happened.
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... for someone like me, maybe not.
[Because he needs his retribution. For letting her die the first time. For failing her other times. And for being the one to kill her so many, many other times.
Which helps bring him back to earth as he realizes that he needs to get back soon. So he shakes his head and says surprisingly firmly:]
We should go now though. The longer I'm with you, the less safe it is.
[And he opens his eyes and moves to take a step forward-
Except his head is starting to enter that fog and so he nearly falls right over but he manages to catch himself, fumbling with the items in his hands as he heads toward the cash register.
... and then he's just going to keep walking like nothing happened.
Yeah.]