[And then she goes silent, because he drops that on her like it's-
Well, no.
He doesn't say it like it's nothing. There is sympathy in his tone, regret, and she knows that it must cost him something because he does not seem to be the kind of man who feels easily.]
[ it would be stupid to say there isn't some bizarre jealousy there, because there's really no right for it; it's not like she got rest out of death any more than he did, but there's something beyond simple condolences. he'd rather not discuss it in detail - that or eve. ]
I'm sorry. I imagine it's very— [ personal? that sounds completely insufficient. he switches gears instead, and there's a very weak attempt at optimism. ]
I also saw the pub. You had a job.
[ he sounds vaguely proud, though that's only because he's just seen the exciting bits of that memory, not the mess it wound up in. ]
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[And then she goes silent, because he drops that on her like it's-
Well, no.
He doesn't say it like it's nothing. There is sympathy in his tone, regret, and she knows that it must cost him something because he does not seem to be the kind of man who feels easily.]
Oh. Well.
Yes. That happened.
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I'm sorry. I imagine it's very— [ personal? that sounds completely insufficient. he switches gears instead, and there's a very weak attempt at optimism. ]
I also saw the pub. You had a job.
[ he sounds vaguely proud, though that's only because he's just seen the exciting bits of that memory, not the mess it wound up in. ]
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Yes!
[She latches onto that. The pub is easy, it was a good job, for the short time she had it.]
I rather liked that job, that was before we moved to Wales.