I'm not saying that Josh thinks it's not worth something Kaz. [ She's saying that gently, and given how much the two of you have talked in the past, you'll probably be able to tell that this time, she's talking as someone who's got fifty years on you and has been around a while. ] But, alright, let me play Devil's Advocate here.
[ There's a pause on her end, and she looks like she's trying to find a way to phrase her next words gently. ]
What if -- Elaine forbid -- Hikaru dies while you're all still so young. I'm not saying it'll happen, Kaz, but the mortality rate of hunters who are just a little bit more than Sleepwalkers isn't a comforting statistic.
What if that happens? What if their time gets cut short and by the time Hikaru comes back around and awakens, Josh isn't around anymore?
[ She's lived through losing Hikaru twice. Her other friends, Elaine rest their souls, didn't have that luxury. She's also had the luck to fall in love with someone she can grow old with, someone who waited when she'd needed a decade to get her shit together and who loved her enough to take her back anyway. ]
It's a reality that Josh is as mortal as any other Deadwalker, Kaz. As the people you've grown up with and care about. A number of those people have been fortunate enough to live long and fulfilling lives with the privilege of calling Hikaru Shinta their friend. [ When she speaks next, her voice is soft. ] But none of them were in love with your aniki the way that Josh clearly is.
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[ There's a pause on her end, and she looks like she's trying to find a way to phrase her next words gently. ]
What if -- Elaine forbid -- Hikaru dies while you're all still so young. I'm not saying it'll happen, Kaz, but the mortality rate of hunters who are just a little bit more than Sleepwalkers isn't a comforting statistic.
What if that happens? What if their time gets cut short and by the time Hikaru comes back around and awakens, Josh isn't around anymore?
[ She's lived through losing Hikaru twice. Her other friends, Elaine rest their souls, didn't have that luxury. She's also had the luck to fall in love with someone she can grow old with, someone who waited when she'd needed a decade to get her shit together and who loved her enough to take her back anyway. ]
It's a reality that Josh is as mortal as any other Deadwalker, Kaz. As the people you've grown up with and care about. A number of those people have been fortunate enough to live long and fulfilling lives with the privilege of calling Hikaru Shinta their friend. [ When she speaks next, her voice is soft. ] But none of them were in love with your aniki the way that Josh clearly is.