[Sympathy is not what she expected from Spike. Not by a long shot. And yet, that's what makes it strike home, smothering the last embers of her frustration. She's been in this position before.
Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
[There's something painful in that story, or the feeling behind it. Spike's not naive, he knows the girl's brother is probably long dead. But he understands the sheer helplessness of being unable to protect the ones you love when it counts.
God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
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Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
I can't let that happen again.
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God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
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He gets it.]
Yes... I pray that you're right.