[More bemused blinking. The fact that Kratos can't tell those things apart is a little sad.]
Well, it's like... [Oh, she knows what to draw on, but it's going to hurt.] My mom got sick when I was little. I was six, but I was old enough to know that she was going to die. She fought really hard, and she went through all sorts of awful treatments to stay alive as long as she could, but we all knew, eventually, that she was going to die. [Deep breaths, try not to cry.] She could let go, knowing she'd done everything in her own power to make sure I had a mom for as long as possible. [Her voice is shaking and she's looking at the ceiling, unshed tears in her eyes.] So we knew it was over but-- but we just wanted her to stay, Kratos. We didn't want to lose her, and we would have done-- anything for another day, much less the lifetime she was supposed to have.
[Pepper takes a little while to collect herself again, closing her eyes briefly.]
If you live, then you can just live, Kratos. Fine, Lloyd has a father who raised him, but you can still take some joy in getting to know him, in being a part of his life from here on out. Just-- just live. No pivotal world-saving duties, no seal. Just living, like you haven't been able to. Give yourself a few years just to be.
[Aaaand she's crying again, dammit. It's barely there, at least, and she's not sobbing at him, thank goodness.]
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Well, it's like... [Oh, she knows what to draw on, but it's going to hurt.] My mom got sick when I was little. I was six, but I was old enough to know that she was going to die. She fought really hard, and she went through all sorts of awful treatments to stay alive as long as she could, but we all knew, eventually, that she was going to die. [Deep breaths, try not to cry.] She could let go, knowing she'd done everything in her own power to make sure I had a mom for as long as possible. [Her voice is shaking and she's looking at the ceiling, unshed tears in her eyes.] So we knew it was over but-- but we just wanted her to stay, Kratos. We didn't want to lose her, and we would have done-- anything for another day, much less the lifetime she was supposed to have.
[Pepper takes a little while to collect herself again, closing her eyes briefly.]
If you live, then you can just live, Kratos. Fine, Lloyd has a father who raised him, but you can still take some joy in getting to know him, in being a part of his life from here on out. Just-- just live. No pivotal world-saving duties, no seal. Just living, like you haven't been able to. Give yourself a few years just to be.
[Aaaand she's crying again, dammit. It's barely there, at least, and she's not sobbing at him, thank goodness.]