[ there is genuine surprise to hear him call her that, and it makes her feel a bit complicated, but he is right. she does disagree. she is a loving person, but kindness is something she attributes to others. ]
I called you barely better than pathetic the other day.
[ she's trying to keep this light. ]
It's not a choice I'm unused to making. [ ... ] I think.
[ yes but calling him pathetic and being sorta mean its princess behavior and very familiar and kind of comforting. It’s definitely the kind of thing Elody would put bluntly too.]
Oh, I don’t know. You don’t mince words and I don’t mind hearing it. Maybe I’ve been being a bit pathetic?
[ are all princesses mean in neverafter? good for them! ]
Are you a masochist, Gerard?
[ she's just wondering. ]
... How do you keep your story straight? If you have so many different versions.
[ she has experience with separate spiritual incarnations and different sets of memories, but those are easier to separate than having multiple versions of a story flipping through her mind right now. ]
Well-- I'm not sure I do, is the real answer. Maybe they're all me, in some way, so trying to pick out which story is which isn't worth it in the end. I know what matters.
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I called you barely better than pathetic the other day.
[ she's trying to keep this light. ]
It's not a choice I'm unused to making. [ ... ] I think.
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Oh, I don’t know. You don’t mince words and I don’t mind hearing it. Maybe I’ve been being a bit pathetic?
[ he will cop to that. ]
You think?
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Are you a masochist, Gerard?
[ she's just wondering. ]
... How do you keep your story straight? If you have so many different versions.
[ she has experience with separate spiritual incarnations and different sets of memories, but those are easier to separate than having multiple versions of a story flipping through her mind right now. ]
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No!
[ maybe. ]
Well-- I'm not sure I do, is the real answer. Maybe they're all me, in some way, so trying to pick out which story is which isn't worth it in the end. I know what matters.
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That might be the most profound thing I've heard from you. I can't say I disagree with that take.