[it's a little quiet, but he does look grateful for the shoulder touch. after a moment:]
I don't know. According to the person who knows most about it... Nobody's ever come back. But nobody's defeated something like it before, either, so if I - no, when I find a way to stop it, I guess I'll know then.
[ he's gonna keep it there for a bit despite being personally so bad at contact ]
You'll figure it out. [ surprisingly confident considering he doesn't know jack but rupert seems determined to keep hopeful about it and he can read a room sometimes. ] You at least learned what it was by now. That's a start.
[ probably. maybe. he has decided not to continue this part of the convo ]
... I doubt you'd find anything useful here, but... Maybe there's someone here who's seen something similar to that Despair thing. I know it's hard to ask around, but it might be worth a shot.
Yeah. I wish they hadn't had to deal with something similar at all, especially since it sounds like they'd been handling it for way longer than I had, but... Obviously I won't say no to some advice with something like this.
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[it's a little quiet, but he does look grateful for the shoulder touch. after a moment:]
I don't know. According to the person who knows most about it... Nobody's ever come back. But nobody's defeated something like it before, either, so if I - no, when I find a way to stop it, I guess I'll know then.
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You'll figure it out. [ surprisingly confident considering he doesn't know jack but rupert seems determined to keep hopeful about it and he can read a room sometimes. ] You at least learned what it was by now. That's a start.
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[no other choice, like he keeps telling himself every since clem mentioned it to him.]
And even if - if they don't come back, I can stop it from happening to anybody else's home. Anybody else's family.
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[ and well. rupert will get the ref since he saw it so; ]
You won't let it be for nothing.
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[it sounded like cloud agreed with that earlier even without him saying it, but - he wants to make sure to say it aloud.
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[ he shakes his head ]
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You did your best. I'm sure it was everything you could've done.
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[ probably. maybe. he has decided not to continue this part of the convo ]
... I doubt you'd find anything useful here, but... Maybe there's someone here who's seen something similar to that Despair thing. I know it's hard to ask around, but it might be worth a shot.
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[he hesitates for a moment, because he's not sure the person he's thinking of would want this information shared with everyone, but.]
Someone saw - a different memory about that thing, and said they've beaten something similar. So... It's a start.
[they also said they used a kind of magic he will never have access to but he's not thinking about that part right now, so it's fine.]
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... Good. Kinda thought it was a long shot, but... some worlds are more similar than we'd think.
[ all fiction is the same ]
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