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[dzelkva]

It does. You won't be alone, at least.

[ As sad as it is, at least she'll have that much. She won't be alone in this wide expanse of a world. ]

[tot]

[ y..ea...h.... and she'll do her best to give zelkova the most sincere smile she can when she mulls over the information a bit more. ]

I suppose that's true, and I can be happy for those who are able to move on with their lives.

The happiness of others and what I can do to help that is what is most important to me.

[dzelkva]

[ Zelkova is of the same mind as her, but even so... ]

I hope you can look after yourself in some way, too. I bet you'll find a way to do that if you look for it.

[ Though it probably seems like a bit of an impossible task. ]

I can help.

[tot]

[ laughs at how things keep going so terribly wrong for her despite everything. but, well, at least she does smile a bit more sincerely to those words. ]

You mean the others? There's no doubt in my mind that you'll help. [ sorry... this is where her mind went to immediately since, well, she doesn't think there is a way.

though: ] ...unless you meant me? About my current situation.

[dzelkva]

I'd like to help the others, but I meant you.

[ But he gets why she immediately thought of everyone else first. ]

I can't bring you back to life in the real world. That's not possible. But this place can be easier for you to live in, too. I'll even accompany you in dungeons so you don't need to worry about those.

[tot]

[ oh.

well. it's both unexpected and extremely expected. ]

Really?

[ she's honestly touched by this as much as she's saddened by the fact that her fate is sealed to be here in the fragment. ]

I'd appreciate that. It'd be nice to do a proper dungeon run together; I bet it would be so easy given your level.

[dzelkva]

Probably. But I can stand back and let you handle the monsters if you wanna practice.

[ It just means that she'll have plenty of backup just in case things go south. ]

[tot]

[ okay but look. as a gamer? ]

But what if I want to see you show off? You must have some really cool abilities that just sit there.

[dzelkva]

Then I can do that too!

[ He grins. If she wants him to, then he will! It's important to him that he makes his friend feel a little bit better, and seeing flashy abilities can certainly help with that. ]

[tot]

Great!

[ bless him for entertaining her like this. it means the world to her even if it does mean that she's kind of ignoring some of her distress by redirecting it elsewhere. ]

I'm excited to see what you got, especially if it's something that no one else has gotten the chance to see. [ and a moment where she smiles at him a bit more softly. ] Thank you Zelkova.

[dzelkva]

[ Well, she's at least not doing any worse than many of the others here when it comes to redirecting her feelings, right?

He smiles back too. ]

Of course. We're friends. That means we help each other.