We'll figure out how to take care of who we can. We've at least been able to show that we care about each other enough in order to not want to vote for anyone, right? No petty arguments or anything...
[she squeezes his hand, then gives it a light shake. there! they shook on it! it's official, they'll definitely make it through this.
her own emotions aren't exactly settled, but - she's determined. that's the most prevalent feeling there, despite the mixed-up jumble of everything else that she can't shake.]
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We'll figure out how to take care of who we can. We've at least been able to show that we care about each other enough in order to not want to vote for anyone, right? No petty arguments or anything...
[which
he does honestly find to be quite the relief]
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We did manage that. This whole time, people have said that it might not be possible, but - we proved that wrong.
[it had taken some convincing, but -
if they can avoid an execution, maybe they can make it a week without a murder, too. and who else knows what they might be able to accomplish?]
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Yeah. We did. So we just have to keep making more things possible, with all the people we've still got.
I think we can do it.
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[eyes on the prize, or so the saying goes. they're almost there. there might be guilt and doubts that they have to deal with, but -
they can't let it eat them alive. not when there's still things they need to do and people they need to save.
she holds out her hand to him.]
No giving up now, right?
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.... yeah. No giving up.
We'll win this - whatever the hell that looks like.
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her own emotions aren't exactly settled, but - she's determined. that's the most prevalent feeling there, despite the mixed-up jumble of everything else that she can't shake.]
We will. We definitely will.