Weird how it doesn't get any easier. You think you're prepared for it the next time it happens, but then it does, and it leaves a gaping hole in your chest all over again.
[ And before they can wander too far into Dylan's own Tragic Anime Backstory, he shifts gears, looking Ripley in the eye with a soft smile. ]
[ Dylan barely stifles a short laugh as Ripley stutters. ]
Good. I'm glad. You should know.
[ He looks a little wistful as he continues. ]
Eddie was — he was really different from my dad back home, but they had a few things in common. Besides the obvious. Anyway, it's... it was nice to be with a version of him that wasn't so lonely.
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Weird how it doesn't get any easier. You think you're prepared for it the next time it happens, but then it does, and it leaves a gaping hole in your chest all over again.
[ And before they can wander too far into Dylan's own Tragic Anime Backstory, he shifts gears, looking Ripley in the eye with a soft smile. ]
You made him really happy. I could tell.
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Oh, I mean. Good. Not that I wasn't sure, I was kind of sure, but. Good.
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Good. I'm glad. You should know.
[ He looks a little wistful as he continues. ]
Eddie was — he was really different from my dad back home, but they had a few things in common. Besides the obvious. Anyway, it's... it was nice to be with a version of him that wasn't so lonely.
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Eddie wants to take care of people, not just the symbiote. And community's made up of all kinds. Not just friends, but family too.
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Yeah. That's probably how it should be.