If you think it feels a long time ago, you wait 'til you're my age. It still feels like you came up to my knees.
[And THAT ship sailed a long time ago. A laugh bubbles out of him.]
You did, you picked me up like it was nothing. Which, y'know, I do know I'm pretty small, but I was still taller than you then. You were so proud of yourself, too. It was nice to see you so happy.
[They were all happy when they first got their Gifts. Alma made sure it had been hyped up to a point where it was impossible not to be. The bad parts came in later, snuck in like shadows in the growing evening, small and unassuming until they were all that was left.
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[And THAT ship sailed a long time ago. A laugh bubbles out of him.]
You did, you picked me up like it was nothing. Which, y'know, I do know I'm pretty small, but I was still taller than you then. You were so proud of yourself, too. It was nice to see you so happy.
[They were all happy when they first got their Gifts. Alma made sure it had been hyped up to a point where it was impossible not to be. The bad parts came in later, snuck in like shadows in the growing evening, small and unassuming until they were all that was left.
Speaking of... he shifts, clearing his throat.]
You've been pretty down lately, huh?