[She takes a while with her own. There’s no point not being honest, but putting it into words…]
He’s been trying to [keep Sunny safe] get that message through my head from the start. The one he had you tell me, I mean. And it’s not like I can’t understand why... it’s just been hard to hear.
[Doesn’t help that Omori has threatened her, Kel, and Sunny to make his point. Knifepoint, even. It’s a relevant detail—but, really, would Aubrey have listened anyway? She doubts it.]
We talked, recently. I get why Sunny needs him - and that it’s been hard for Omori, too. I’ve been holding his existence against him, and it’s stupid. But I’m not going anywhere, and neither is he, [in a sense,] so...
o7!
[Huh. He actually replied.
[She takes a while with her own. There’s no point not being honest, but putting it into words…]
He’s been trying to [keep Sunny safe] get that message through my head from the start. The one he had you tell me, I mean. And it’s not like I can’t understand why... it’s just been hard to hear.
[Doesn’t help that Omori has threatened her, Kel, and Sunny to make his point. Knifepoint, even. It’s a relevant detail—but, really, would Aubrey have listened anyway? She doubts it.]
We talked, recently. I get why Sunny needs him - and that it’s been hard for Omori, too. I’ve been holding his existence against him, and it’s stupid. But I’m not going anywhere, and neither is he, [in a sense,] so...
I’m glad Omori’s not alone out here.