Ah. She was interested in... [ so it was michael, then. there's another pause, a slow breath out. ] Sorry. It can be sudden, with water.
[ just the idea of blaming someone for not being able to save a person who's drowning is so stupid. all that would've happened is that alex would've died too. he loves swimming, but that's just how water is, sometimes. ]
[ anyway. she gives a small nod... nature is scary. she knows that; she knew before, but now she'll never forget. it's easy to feel invincible when you grow up playing in the ocean waves, but sometimes divine punishment gets the last word. ]
... Yeah. Sorry. That's a—a hard memory to have to just. Deal with.
[ he offers a very small, quick eyeroll, but doesn't really focus much more on this other girl. he knows grief makes people do ugly things. he's done it. but still. alex is his friend and therefore people who are mean to her are the worst? ]
...It's okay. [ he pauses, thoughtful. ] I lived in a fishing town. [ probably not too different from her own, given what she's told him, if maybe a little bigger and also in japan. ] So it happened. From time to time.
[ a flash of a memory. a wake by the sea. a shipwreck just off the shore. ]
...It's a hard memory to have lived through. Sorry. Your brother sounded... [ well. incredible. ]
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[ just the idea of blaming someone for not being able to save a person who's drowning is so stupid. all that would've happened is that alex would've died too. he loves swimming, but that's just how water is, sometimes. ]
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[ anyway. she gives a small nod... nature is scary. she knows that; she knew before, but now she'll never forget. it's easy to feel invincible when you grow up playing in the ocean waves, but sometimes divine punishment gets the last word. ]
... Yeah. Sorry. That's a—a hard memory to have to just. Deal with.
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...It's okay. [ he pauses, thoughtful. ] I lived in a fishing town. [ probably not too different from her own, given what she's told him, if maybe a little bigger and also in japan. ] So it happened. From time to time.
[ a flash of a memory. a wake by the sea. a shipwreck just off the shore. ]
...It's a hard memory to have lived through. Sorry. Your brother sounded... [ well. incredible. ]
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He was the best. He could do anything—and he always did what I wanted.
[ like taking her swimming. even that had been her idea. ]