you are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world
”I’m sorry to hear that,” Finn says, his voice as soft and earnest as the Alchemist’s had been. Ironic, that he can offer the same sort of apology that he had just completely misunderstood. But that’s Finn all over; knowing enough social convention to be able to navigate the world, and yet tripping and falling over nuance at every available opportunity.
He doesn’t expect the follow up question, lifting his gaze from the wet floor to Remi’s face, something startled in his eyes that suggests he has no idea how to answer his question. ”...Yes, I suppose so,” he admits. ”It is easier than it used to be, though. There are times where it even feels like more than surviving.” They don’t come along all that often, though.
He doesn’t expect the follow up question, lifting his gaze from the wet floor to Remi’s face, something startled in his eyes that suggests he has no idea how to answer his question. ”...Yes, I suppose so,” he admits. ”It is easier than it used to be, though. There are times where it even feels like more than surviving.” They don’t come along all that often, though.
and that, I believe
is why you are in so much pain
FINN
