[Now that's something he didn't expect Kate to bring up. The corner of his mouth quirks in a rueful smile, one there and gone in the span of a few breaths.]
How different things might be if you hadn't done that.
[Not just for the city as a whole, but for them as individuals... and as friends. He met Shadow at that time, gotten to know Kate better during the following months. His greatest fears had been made manifest and put on display, as had his partners. Would he and Glacius be as close as they are if it hadn't happened? What about Kate? Or would things be better? Would his condition be as advanced as it is if he hadn't exhausted himself during those times?
He cannot know. All he can do is try to look toward what future he has, as short as it may be.]
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How different things might be if you hadn't done that.
[Not just for the city as a whole, but for them as individuals... and as friends. He met Shadow at that time, gotten to know Kate better during the following months. His greatest fears had been made manifest and put on display, as had his partners. Would he and Glacius be as close as they are if it hadn't happened? What about Kate? Or would things be better? Would his condition be as advanced as it is if he hadn't exhausted himself during those times?
He cannot know. All he can do is try to look toward what future he has, as short as it may be.]