[she folds her hands on the table, honestly thinking it over.]
I can't... I can't speak for the other me. Because—because I want a lot of things, all the time, but I give up on a lot, too. Not, um—not forever. But I think 'someday' instead of 'today.' And—and the Bernadetta where you're from... hasn't run out of 'somedays' or 'todays' yet. She might still want to be a writer. She might, she might want to paint. She—might want to make dolls, or to fall in love, or build a better family than . the one she was born into, or to travel the world and discover all sorts of plants. She might want to be able to sing and not feel ashamed and she might want to see your new world and she—
[—'she'—]
—she might want to teach you to swim so you never have to be scared again, and she might want to—to embroider things for all the Eagles, and—
[Her vision is hot and blurry. She tries to be discreet about wiping her eyes, but at this distance it's a lost cause.]
—just... no matter what happens, please don't leave her alone. Even if she doesn't, doesn't make it, take... take her back. Take her home. I-I think she'd be happy, if you did that.
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[she folds her hands on the table, honestly thinking it over.]
I can't... I can't speak for the other me. Because—because I want a lot of things, all the time, but I give up on a lot, too. Not, um—not forever. But I think 'someday' instead of 'today.' And—and the Bernadetta where you're from... hasn't run out of 'somedays' or 'todays' yet. She might still want to be a writer. She might, she might want to paint. She—might want to make dolls, or to fall in love, or build a better family than . the one she was born into, or to travel the world and discover all sorts of plants. She might want to be able to sing and not feel ashamed and she might want to see your new world and she—
[—'she'—]
—she might want to teach you to swim so you never have to be scared again, and she might want to—to embroider things for all the Eagles, and—
[Her vision is hot and blurry. She tries to be discreet about wiping her eyes, but at this distance it's a lost cause.]
—just... no matter what happens, please don't leave her alone. Even if she doesn't, doesn't make it, take... take her back. Take her home. I-I think she'd be happy, if you did that.