Part of what we do in my world is give interviews. Make people like us, support us. ...People who are then going to watch us kill one another, but. Has me ready for stuff like this.
[A pause. Then, with a bit more sincerity than she's given anyone lately, especially within the day:] Sorry about your friend. [No great reaction to it, but an acknowledgement of it.]
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[A pause. Then, with a bit more sincerity than she's given anyone lately, especially within the day:] Sorry about your friend. [No great reaction to it, but an acknowledgement of it.]