Some people may believe you will never have a place outside that purpose, that you will never belong. They might call you foolish for hoping for anything else.
[ A pause. ]
But if a place does not exist for you, then you can make it. You can build it around yourself. For now, know that your secret is safe with me.
( Red quiets when he puts it the way that he does. He's not the first person she's told about it all. There have been hopeful statements. There have been ones of caring. There have been ones of anger for what she was put through, and she appreciates them all. She thinks what he says has a different kind of meaning, because he understands in a way few other people can (in a way she wouldn't want others to understand - being made for a purpose, being wielded, being trapped).
It's the first time anyone has ever told her she could build her own place where she might belong. And she's not entirely sure what to do with that reality, but it feels real. )
Thank you. Truly.
( She plays with the fray of her sleeve. ) Is that what you ended up doing? Building your own place to belong?
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Some people may believe you will never have a place outside that purpose, that you will never belong. They might call you foolish for hoping for anything else.
[ A pause. ]
But if a place does not exist for you, then you can make it. You can build it around yourself. For now, know that your secret is safe with me.
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It's the first time anyone has ever told her she could build her own place where she might belong. And she's not entirely sure what to do with that reality, but it feels real. )
Thank you. Truly.
( She plays with the fray of her sleeve. ) Is that what you ended up doing? Building your own place to belong?
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He's not, strictly, sure he's succeeded yet. All the same: ]
I consider that a work in progress.
[ These things are never as quick or clean as you'd like. ]
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( It's not like the afterlife where everything has its place, where there are specific rules. It's all complicated to navigate. )
But uh, ...thank you. Again. But now for the talk and honesty and stuff.
( And. Yeah. She's really good at socializing and not awkward at all, but she does appreciate it and wants to express that. )
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Of course. If you need anything else, my time is yours. You know how to contact me.