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That's always a good quality.

I think so.

Oh, well, good to know we're on the same page.

That we are.

Damn. I should know this one. I remember that from school. Some French guy.

It's good though. Being made of tough enough stuff to bend but not break.

That's right, Jean de la Fontaine.

It is. Something to aspire to at the very least.

You're aspiring? You don't think you're there yet?

I don't, no. I feel like I've broken and managed to put myself back together again but not just bend.

It happens. Bending's nice, sure, but sometimes, there's just too much shit piled on, and you break. It's what you do to get yourself back together that counts. Whether you get yourself back together at all, or you just lie there broken and give up.

If you put yourself back together, man, you're ahead of most people.

Put myself back together, just barely, but I suppose you're right; just doing it at all is better than giving up.

No, you don't.

I've come close, though.

That's the good thing about having friends. I've come close too, but then we borrow strength from each other while you find your own again, you know?

It's the first time in a long while that I've had proper friends to borrow anything from, let alone strength.

I know the feeling. It's different when you know you're not alone. It can seem a lot...darker. When you are.

It can, yeah.

I sure hope not, sweetheart.

I try not to.

I won't let you. Break, I mean. Not if there's anything I can do about it.

Thank you, Rachel. It makes a difference having people to lean on.

Lean on me as much as you need to. I promise you'd never be bothering or burdening me, okay?

Thank you. Really.

[Locked]

I'll have to say I'll try rather than yes, I will. Because even with you saying that...

You're welcome, honey.

[locked]

That's okay. I know. It's hard sometimes. You get so used to being one way, that it's difficult to get used to the idea of doing something different. Either way, I don't mind, and I wouldn't be offended if you couldn't. I just wanted to make sure you knew I was here for you.

I shimmy, but do not shake?

I am the walrus, but not the eggman. (Coo coo ka-chew?)