[ ...There is something so inherently tragic in it, too. Wrought with perhaps some apology as well. ]
It's fine if it's something that helps the world. But if it's something that's just done just for that sake alone and nothing else, because we're told or pushed to do it, or because it's a bare necessity just to survive, not because it's something you want to say to another person— [ A pause, rephrasing. ] If it's without meaning...
[ if it's without feeling ]
...Then I think I'd hate that.
[ And he re-laces their hands. Squeezes gently, this time with more certainty. ]
That's all.
[ ............ although wait, did she say "fiance"? ]
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It's fine if it's something that helps the world. But if it's something that's just done just for that sake alone and nothing else, because we're told or pushed to do it, or because it's a bare necessity just to survive, not because it's something you want to say to another person— [ A pause, rephrasing. ] If it's without meaning...
[ if it's without feeling ]
...Then I think I'd hate that.
[ And he re-laces their hands. Squeezes gently, this time with more certainty. ]
That's all.
[ ............ although wait, did she say "fiance"? ]