[ Orpheus looks at the offered hand, held out awkward and uncertain, and reaches out to clasp it in his own briefly before letting go. ]
I know. We can't give up, no matter what. It's just. It's hard. We have to be smart about it, and not throw our lives away too early to make a difference, but. Waiting means living through this even longer. Or not living at all, for some of us.
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[ Orpheus looks at the offered hand, held out awkward and uncertain, and reaches out to clasp it in his own briefly before letting go. ]
I know. We can't give up, no matter what. It's just. It's hard. We have to be smart about it, and not throw our lives away too early to make a difference, but. Waiting means living through this even longer. Or not living at all, for some of us.