ㅤ
ㅤit was a sincerity he understood. although it hadn’t ‘ fired him up ‘ or anything of the sort, it did pull him back to a proper sense of reality.

ㅤ” y - yes - i do… for - forgive me gabriel. i did not mean to cut you off in your moment. “
ㅤ

ㅤ
ㅤthough, as the other spoke, his frame would ease, slowly lowering the sphere as it condensed back to its much smaller form. returning back into orbit.

ㅤthis was not a tactic he had experienced before - frankly, it caught him off guard. but, to hear the struggle in ‘ the reaper’s ‘ voice…
ㅤ

ㅤ
oftentimes holding her words in high regard, unaware of the times they were… not as optimistic.

ㅤopening eyes to greet hers, returning her expression with a far more bleak, awkward smile of his own.
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ㅤ
ㅤgiving a light nod in agreement, resting his eyes shut for a mere moment.
ㅤhe remembered… he certainly did.

ㅤperhaps the scientist within him simply was hoping for more.

ㅤ” y - yes… certainly ! i - i do thank you, doctor. i understand… “

ㅤgranted, he hardly ever knew better.
ㅤ

ㅤ
ㅤ" mmmgh.. would you mind adding two tea bags to my cup ? the flavor feels so dull with just one. "
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ㅤ
ㅤ" ..ahm... pardon me.
ㅤi may only be paranoid, in all actuality.. "
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ㅤ
ㅤunfortunately, he is a doctor only in title. there was never much he could do for him.

ㅤ" i.. yes - tea would be a perfect resolution. you are too generous, doctor ! "
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ㅤ
ㅤreminders of his life in the netherlands.. within his lab... before the space station - before the black hole - before...

ㅤ" .. why am i... wh - where - "
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ㅤ
ㅤ" quasars are not all bad... they * are encrusted with the dust of nearby stars, after all.
ㅤdespite their predicaments, they omit just as much light as they absorb.. they...

ㅤthey-theyy... what.. what is... what is it i'm hearing.. ? "

ㅤhis voice would progressively fade into quiet mumbles.
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