If that's all you wanted, you wouldn't have to ask.
[Their own smile is forced, as always. They've long passed the point of being able to tell, but maybe some part of the act is real. That would be nice.]
... I did mean to tell you sooner. It just never seemed like a good time, I guess.
Back when those copies were running around... it just kind of came out? So the Fighter knew, but then we found out you were dead the whole time... I didn't really know how to bring it up after that.
[... and the copy barely reacted back then, which made the whole thing feel even worse, so maybe they were a tiny bit scared the real one wouldn't care either... but they're not gonna say that part out loud. That's way too honest.]
[ That's strange to think about. She doesn't know much about what her copy got up to, but she knows that it failed to protect Siffrin and hurt Stanley. Would it have reacted the same as her to Loop's secret? Did it have the same suspicions she did? ]
I'm glad to know you had some intention of telling me. I was starting to think that I would have to be the one to tell you.
Hah... I don't know. I wouldn't have bet on it, honestly. [They're much better at avoiding difficult topics than they are at talking to their friends.]
I always knew you'd figure it out eventually. If stardust could do it, there's no way you would fail to notice. I probably slipped up a long time ago, didn't I?
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[Their own smile is forced, as always. They've long passed the point of being able to tell, but maybe some part of the act is real. That would be nice.]
... I did mean to tell you sooner. It just never seemed like a good time, I guess.
Back when those copies were running around... it just kind of came out? So the Fighter knew, but then we found out you were dead the whole time... I didn't really know how to bring it up after that.
[... and the copy barely reacted back then, which made the whole thing feel even worse, so maybe they were a tiny bit scared the real one wouldn't care either... but they're not gonna say that part out loud. That's way too honest.]
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[ That's strange to think about. She doesn't know much about what her copy got up to, but she knows that it failed to protect Siffrin and hurt Stanley. Would it have reacted the same as her to Loop's secret? Did it have the same suspicions she did? ]
I'm glad to know you had some intention of telling me. I was starting to think that I would have to be the one to tell you.
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I always knew you'd figure it out eventually. If stardust could do it, there's no way you would fail to notice. I probably slipped up a long time ago, didn't I?