You did. [ says Orpheus. ] But - I understand? I don't think it was a good idea, at all, but I know... how you must've felt.
[ He shifts slightly so he's sitting cross-legged on the floor across from her, and looks at her seriously. ]
You know Eurydice... died, back home. Out in a really serious storm, and I didn't even - I didn't realize she was missing until she was already gone. When I found out, I - [ he takes a deep breath and looks aside. ] She's everything to me. I would've done anything, to follow her.
[ He worries his lip, staring off out the window at the sunny day outside. ]
I didn't have to. Someone gave me another way to go after her, and bring her back home, before I had to make that choice. But I know what it feels like, to think that's the only option. Even if just for a moment.
cw: suicide discussion
[ He shifts slightly so he's sitting cross-legged on the floor across from her, and looks at her seriously. ]
You know Eurydice... died, back home. Out in a really serious storm, and I didn't even - I didn't realize she was missing until she was already gone. When I found out, I - [ he takes a deep breath and looks aside. ] She's everything to me. I would've done anything, to follow her.
[ He worries his lip, staring off out the window at the sunny day outside. ]
I didn't have to. Someone gave me another way to go after her, and bring her back home, before I had to make that choice. But I know what it feels like, to think that's the only option. Even if just for a moment.