She was. She taught me much that was needed to survive in the outside world.
[It's the apology that sees Dorothy tense again, briefly. The briefest of flares that makes Dorothy want to ask what the hell he knows about this, why he's even bothering to apologize for no good reason, but...
...He may be a human, but he's...he's not from the same world. He really isn't. He doesn't know everything, he doesn't know just how insulting that could be to hear after everything that's happened. Is it...right, to hold him accountable for that?
...]
It's...appreciated. [...Oh, god, that comes off so awkward saying it like that. But what is she going to say, thank you? Thanks for what, doing the bare minimum?] ...Not many people would have considered her much, but she meant the world to me. She was the only reason I could keep going, for a long time. She...
She'd probably have liked it here, in this world. I think, at least.
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[It's the apology that sees Dorothy tense again, briefly. The briefest of flares that makes Dorothy want to ask what the hell he knows about this, why he's even bothering to apologize for no good reason, but...
...He may be a human, but he's...he's not from the same world. He really isn't. He doesn't know everything, he doesn't know just how insulting that could be to hear after everything that's happened. Is it...right, to hold him accountable for that?
...]
It's...appreciated. [...Oh, god, that comes off so awkward saying it like that. But what is she going to say, thank you? Thanks for what, doing the bare minimum?] ...Not many people would have considered her much, but she meant the world to me. She was the only reason I could keep going, for a long time. She...
She'd probably have liked it here, in this world. I think, at least.
[Dorothy shakes her head, sighing.]
...Have you ever had someone like that?