[The concern fades into a sort of blank stare. Then, abruptly, Maelle laughs, the sound loud in the silence around them up on the rooftop.]
You're glad I like him? That's strange for anyone to say. Please. Don't hurt yourself, Gustave.
[Still laughing, she steps away from the railing. How ridiculous this all is. He's alive! Alive, and he doesn't like Verso, who had become such a comfort despite lie after lie and omission after omission.]
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You're glad I like him? That's strange for anyone to say. Please. Don't hurt yourself, Gustave.
[Still laughing, she steps away from the railing. How ridiculous this all is. He's alive! Alive, and he doesn't like Verso, who had become such a comfort despite lie after lie and omission after omission.]