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Please don't think you've got to do anything for me. Seeing you is good enough.

[ there is a discernible warmth to that statement, one that will undoubtedly reach her. he weathers the storm that comes next, and their sorrow intermingles in the eye of the hurricane. ]

Next time, I won't miss it. I promise.
I'm glad you were born.

[lucubrates]

[ There's a lot to unpack here. She pauses to put her cup of tea down before responding, taking it as a moment to consider how to approach. If he senses a thoughtfulness on her end, it's only because she wants to know more about him. ]

I want to celebrate being able to know you. If there is anything you want, I shall provide. I do mean anything, Nier.

I don't regret being born... I like living. [ Unsaid: "With you." She almost types as much, but deletes it just as quickly. ] Perhaps I had wished once that I had a different draw of the deck, but this is the hand I have been given. If it has lead me to this bond we have, then I do not regret it.

Do you have such regrets?

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You’re all I need and want.

[ that came out way smoother than intended, but you know. ]

I don’t think about it. I’m me, and that’s all I can be now.

[lucubrates]

[ embarrassed as she is, a mental note is taken. ]

I shall keep that in mind going forward, then.

That does seem very you, Nier. I expect no less. There truly is little one can do but live, once they are.

Do you have a preference for red or black?