Eires took their arm out from around Sandra, stood up, and paced, rapidly becoming animated with consternation.
"I- rrrrrrgh! Fuck! I don't know, Sandra! There's this thing and Oriana and Michael and I don't know how to solve any of this shit! Michael's got stuff like this wretched thing on his side, Ori's sister is being a royal bitch and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get whatever's coming for me and now there's this Tracey person but I haven't heard anything about her- it, whatever! I'm still here trying to figure out my own shitty issues and then there's junk like sentient galaxies, a fuckin' military presence, and now it's bleeding cannibal monsters? I don't know how to solve this sort of thing! I want to be able to help but this is so far beyond me!"
They sat back down again, burning tears of frustration welling up.
"Go- Fucking dammit, Sandra, things were so much easier when all of my problems were ' fire and forget'."
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-Hand onto their hand, gently trailing her fingertips atop it, before clasping it-
We'll get through this. And every step of the way, we'll have each other. Okay?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?...
-She put a hand to their cheek-
We've got this.
-Kiss-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Mmmm... yeah...
-Lies back, beckoning them down beside her-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-an old man is on the roof-
-with a walking stick in one hand-
-and a rolled up scroll in the other-
-he's looking at the skies-
-calmly sitting himself slowly, and with effort-
-before starting to draw what he sees on that parchment-
1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post-Gracia is sitting in the kitchen, looking ready to jump out of her own skin-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

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There's got to be some way. Something I can do, some way I can reach her.
Show her what I know, after all I've been through.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?