[ He'd let out a breath he was holding, if he had one. Haven't they all been there. ...Or maybe they haven't. He can't quite recall a time when he was, but that might require allowing himself to be close to somebody again, and he hasn't really done that in quite awhile. But he remembers the Alternate Jocasta's admonition: she'll just disappoint you like all the fleshies have before her. She'd had reasons for saying it. ]
They do that, sometimes.
[ Which, coming from him, is a relatively mild statement, given that it's not bitter and sweeping contempt. ]
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They do that, sometimes.
[ Which, coming from him, is a relatively mild statement, given that it's not bitter and sweeping contempt. ]
And it happened-- like this?