[Fuck. It figures. A lot of people went down that day, as far as Tucker can tell. He didn't go into the warzone, even after the big battle was over, but he went past just to see. Bodies fuckin' everywhere. And somewhere in that mess-
Nope. Not now.]
Hey, listen. Hope's still alive. He didn't die for nothing. He'll come back. People always come back here.
[Even if he has his own doubts, about their being able to keep Hope alive long enough, and about Hope being strong enough to revive people, he can't say them. Not out loud.]
[Tucker's not exactly an optimist, so that means either he actually believes it, or he's just telling her what she needs to hear. She's not sure which it is right now, and she's not sure she wants to press.]
God, I just... Maybe we should have stuck together. Maybe he'd be okay if...
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Nope. Not now.]
Hey, listen. Hope's still alive. He didn't die for nothing. He'll come back. People always come back here.
[Even if he has his own doubts, about their being able to keep Hope alive long enough, and about Hope being strong enough to revive people, he can't say them. Not out loud.]
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God, I just... Maybe we should have stuck together. Maybe he'd be okay if...
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[He cuts her off.]
We're literally in the middle of a fucking war. Do not blame yourself for this.
[The last thing he needs is her getting it into her head that this is her fault.]
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[It's hard to process that they've found themselves in such a mess, even days later.]
I just... I don't get how it could be Harlan.
[Somehow, he's always seemed invincible to her.]
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[He didn't mean to be so harsh about it, but maybe he managed to nip that bud, at least.]
And I know. I mean, out of all people.
[He's always thought Harlan was reckless, but he didn't figure he'd actually die. Well, he did, logically. Everyone dies. But not soon.]