[Just holding her tight - he doesn't have his big, brightly colored coat on, so he's probably less huggable than normal. Just purple boy (?) covered in scars, but it's fine.]
Of course I believe you. She - fuck Misa. She took us all on a fucking terrible ride.
[he smells of nag champa or like a store that sells a lot of crystals and beaded purses so maybe that makes it less sweet]
She had every intention of leaving this fucking place worse than she found it, all for barely anything. I know that Harrow was cursed at the end, but-- she was planning to kill. She always was. She would have tried again too. I don't feel sorry for her.
I think you have to trust your gut on that kind of thing. Do your best not to hurt anyone that didn't need hurting. Tried to do a good turn where you could. Helped someone who needed it. It won't always be perfect. You'll fuck up. Just have to try.
He just puts a hand on the back of her head, holding her there for a second, but there's no hesitation before he picks up right where she trailed off.]
Yes. You have. [And then he's quiet for a moment.] I'm certainly glad to have known you. I think you've left me better, for one.
[Sometimes you just need to cry it out and he isn't a stranger to that feeling here, where it's just week after week of hellish trials and tests and sometimes you just need to hear one kind thing to unleash it out. he gets that.]
I do. You're brave and sharp and quick, and like most of you lot you love to pretend otherwise, but you're kind. I'm glad to call you a friend, Grace.
... I'm glad you're my friend too, Molly. [ it's wobbly, and she's clearly still trying to swallow tears down as she squeezes him a little tighter ] You... Thank you.
Don't you mean the only way through is forward? [ it's sort of the same thing, grace is just being pedantic. she leans back to look up at him, wiping at her eyes ] Yeah. We'll keep going.
Never had such a permanent stop in mind for myself either. Town to town and such. Hopefully something good. We've had a lot of bad turns, maybe time for a twist in the opposite direction?
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[He comes over to just lean against a wall near her.]
It must have been terrifying.
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... I didn't think anyone would believe me if I said it. That I just...
[ woke up? and nothing happened. ]
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will she accept a hug]
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Thank you. For believing me.
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Of course I believe you. She - fuck Misa. She took us all on a fucking terrible ride.
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i have to make this less cute somehow ]
If Harrow hadn't cursed her, I...
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She had every intention of leaving this fucking place worse than she found it, all for barely anything. I know that Harrow was cursed at the end, but-- she was planning to kill. She always was. She would have tried again too. I don't feel sorry for her.
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... What's that thing you say, about... Leaving some place better than you found it?
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That's right. You called me . . . Robin Cape or something for it.
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Hood. He, um, stole from the rich to give to the poor. It's a story. [ there's a pause ] How do you know if you leave a place better or not?
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I think you have to trust your gut on that kind of thing. Do your best not to hurt anyone that didn't need hurting. Tried to do a good turn where you could. Helped someone who needed it. It won't always be perfect. You'll fuck up. Just have to try.
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Do you think, I...
[ she buries her face in his shoulder and doesn't finish the question because actually it's a bad question, never mind! ]
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He just puts a hand on the back of her head, holding her there for a second, but there's no hesitation before he picks up right where she trailed off.]
Yes. You have. [And then he's quiet for a moment.] I'm certainly glad to have known you. I think you've left me better, for one.
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You-- You really think so?
[ it's not like her to be unsure, but it's there, and her voice breaks a little when she asks ]
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I do. You're brave and sharp and quick, and like most of you lot you love to pretend otherwise, but you're kind. I'm glad to call you a friend, Grace.
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Alright. You're alright. Only way forward is through at this point, yes?
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Don't you mean the only way through is forward? [ it's sort of the same thing, grace is just being pedantic. she leans back to look up at him, wiping at her eyes ] Yeah. We'll keep going.
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[Sticking his tongue out, blowing a raspberry.]
Good. [...] Can't be too much longer, now.
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[ the train never stops. ]
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Never had such a permanent stop in mind for myself either. Town to town and such. Hopefully something good. We've had a lot of bad turns, maybe time for a twist in the opposite direction?
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