He more or less liquifies to shift from his seat to move himself over to sit next to her, hilding his old friend close, letting her lean her head on his shoulder. "First thing you do is cry all you need to, all you want to. When Sue and Allanah came back to me, I was like a baby for a week. And I'm not afraid to admit there's still a few moments every day where I remember losing them, losing my whole world, the same way I used to think about Barry every day, and I still have nightmares. I'm terrified of losing them again, especially in this world with so much danger to all of us. Losing, dying.... is hard. Including on the living. But the part they never mention in the manual to life and mourning and recovery is that life is at least as hard, sometimes harder." He pauses, squeezing her gently before continuing. "As soon as you're out of tears, for the moment, I want you to consider coming and staying with us for a few days. So you have someone to answer questions, screen your visitors, so there's a shoulder to cry on handy whenever you need it, and nothing is expected of you except that you be among friends. We have plenty of room. That way we can also help you catch up, bit by bit, at whatever pace you're comfortable with... And I'd love for you to come meet Allanah."
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Date: 2009-08-29 01:07 am (UTC)"First thing you do is cry all you need to, all you want to. When Sue and Allanah came back to me, I was like a baby for a week. And I'm not afraid to admit there's still a few moments every day where I remember losing them, losing my whole world, the same way I used to think about Barry every day, and I still have nightmares. I'm terrified of losing them again, especially in this world with so much danger to all of us. Losing, dying.... is hard. Including on the living. But the part they never mention in the manual to life and mourning and recovery is that life is at least as hard, sometimes harder."
He pauses, squeezing her gently before continuing.
"As soon as you're out of tears, for the moment, I want you to consider coming and staying with us for a few days. So you have someone to answer questions, screen your visitors, so there's a shoulder to cry on handy whenever you need it, and nothing is expected of you except that you be among friends. We have plenty of room. That way we can also help you catch up, bit by bit, at whatever pace you're comfortable with... And I'd love for you to come meet Allanah."