[ Abigail returns his smile, her own soft and shy and so, so grateful to him just for allowing her to be here, and takes his hand, still finding surreal to be in the company of other people after so long. ]
It was hard. [ That was an understatement. But even so, it had never felt impossible, and that probably was far more down to him than it was to her own efforts. ] But it was definitely worth it.
Thanks, but I'm not tw-- [ Not twenty-one yet, she's about to say, then realises how absurd it is to default to the arbitrary rules of a dead society. ] Actually, sure. That'd be nice, thank you.
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It was hard. [ That was an understatement. But even so, it had never felt impossible, and that probably was far more down to him than it was to her own efforts. ] But it was definitely worth it.
Thanks, but I'm not tw-- [ Not twenty-one yet, she's about to say, then realises how absurd it is to default to the arbitrary rules of a dead society. ] Actually, sure. That'd be nice, thank you.