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[coppelganger]

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[coppelganger]

Is that what you want? A new life?

[ She won't judge him, if that's what he wants. She knows being with her was... a lot. ]

[puppydoctor]

What I want...

[What he wants is to have been here for the last six months. What he wants is to never have left her, to never leave her, to love her forever.

But he's not that selfish.]

I want you to be happy. I know this is big, and, um, maybe you... maybe you found someone else.

[coppelganger]

[ She can't have this conversation right now, about Ruby and what that means and what she wants. She can't bring herself to say "I found somebody else," because that implies—what, that she replaced George? That she switched him out for someone else? She couldn't. ]

I can't... I can't make that decision right now. You know that, yeah?

[puppydoctor]

I'm not asking you to.

[He wishes so much that he could take her hands and look her in the eye and make sure she knows.It feels like forever since he saw her, and it feels like just yesterday, and he can tell from her voice that things are different now.]

And we don't have to talk about it now. We don't have to talk about it at all. But I'll be in De Chima when you're ready to see me again.

[coppelganger]

I do... want to see you. Maybe in a few days.

[ At least then she'll be able to touch him, make sure he's really there. But she can't tonight. It's too much, too fast. ]

[puppydoctor]

It's okay. Take your time.

[The sky is falling, just a little bit.]

Listen, I need to go find my apartment. Take a shower. You go back to sleep.

[coppelganger]

Yeah. I will. [ not, she absolutely will not be able to go back to sleep after this. ]

Take care, okay?

[puppydoctor]

You too.

[He pauses for a moment, like he might say something else, but then, with a sigh, hangs up.]