[Well, if there was any chance of Alex not getting hugged, it's gone now. Mia puts her arms around that six-foot-tall boy and pulls him close to her, holding him tight.]
It's alright.
[She tells him, lifting a hand to pet Alex's hair.]
I told you-- it's not the end. [And she has to believe that. For herself, for Alex... For Maya and Phoenix, too.]
You and me are gonna kick death's ass.
[There, that was hip and cool with the teens, right]
[ It's awkward. He'd swapped bodies with this woman. He doesn't like people he knows to see him cry, let alone someone...like this. Someone grown and responsible.
But really, he's tired. And he doesn't want to pull away. He towers over her, which is weird, but then, they're underwater and he'd just witnessed the memory of her murder, so all of this was going to be weird.
He chokes a sob. Hates it. But, he leans into the comfort, almost laughing as she tries to be cool. Almost. ]
S- yeah. Sure.
[ He has to believe it. He has to. It's like what Will told him, if he can't believe it...then he's just giving up before even trying. ]
[Even if it weren't mentally awkward it sure would be physically-- but Mia doesn't act like it's awkward. She holds him with all the strength of a big sister, an anchor in the water.]
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It's alright.
[She tells him, lifting a hand to pet Alex's hair.]
I told you-- it's not the end. [And she has to believe that. For herself, for Alex... For Maya and Phoenix, too.]
You and me are gonna kick death's ass.
[There, that was hip and cool with the teens, right]
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But really, he's tired. And he doesn't want to pull away. He towers over her, which is weird, but then, they're underwater and he'd just witnessed the memory of her murder, so all of this was going to be weird.
He chokes a sob. Hates it. But, he leans into the comfort, almost laughing as she tries to be cool. Almost. ]
S- yeah. Sure.
[ He has to believe it. He has to. It's like what Will told him, if he can't believe it...then he's just giving up before even trying. ]
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So don't give up. We're right here with you.
You are so much stronger than you think.
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Th- thanks. [ Even if he doesn't completely believe it. It feels nice, that someone else does.
The position does cause him to pull away, eventually, but it's gently. ]
...Thanks. I don't- ...it doesn't...get easier. To talk about.
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No, it sure doesn't. But... you can talk to me, when you need to.
[Big sis got ur back.]
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...Me too. Yeah? ...I've got...a lot of experience with it. Death.
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We'll have to start a club at this rate.
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