[ There's so much more to say, more that he wants to say. He may wish she wasn't making perfect sense right now about what it means to be friends; yes, that does mean carrying things for each other - generally. It's hard to accept that when it pertains to his own self. No one should carry anything at all for him, it's his job to do the opposite for them. But she's seen things now and they can't go back, so all they can do is carry this together, like all things. ]

You know what I said earlier about you? I left out wise. Terrible oversight. Incredibly wise. Bit annoying, actually. [ He says this with a smirk, a softness in his voice, trying to find their way back to something good. He'll always try for that. ]

You're right, though. No guarantees of anything at all. It's why being here now is the very best thing. I don't mean here here, but here together, all of us. Alive. It's the very best thing, just being here in this moment, and the next one. And the one after that? Oh, I'm looking forward to that. [ In spite of it all, he smiles a little. ]