That's...very sentimental of you, Erik. [But it's not a judgment call. It's more amused, perhaps touched though he's not about to say as much aloud just yet.] I don't mean to pry, but I think you may be getting old.
[He can't bring himself to yell. Not about this. Not when he's pleaded and begged and tried to reason so much that now that something has changed, he's almost afraid to be the one to bring them both back to reality.
It's easier like this. It feels much more like another world like this, and the altered reality or universal shift is easier to swallow.
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[He can't bring himself to yell. Not about this. Not when he's pleaded and begged and tried to reason so much that now that something has changed, he's almost afraid to be the one to bring them both back to reality.
It's easier like this. It feels much more like another world like this, and the altered reality or universal shift is easier to swallow.
It won't last, he thinks. It never does.]