[She pauses, rolling her apple from hand-to-hand as she thinks on what she wants to say to that or how to word it. Because she does say those things, too.]
...For some, that may be true. Because it's a second chance for them...or a chance they never had. [Cue meaningful glance at him that lasts for barely a second.] But...it could also be a coping mechanism. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is... It's to seemingly accept it. But I-I do hope that many haven't given up. And that they are just... That they are keeping their hope close.
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...For some, that may be true. Because it's a second chance for them...or a chance they never had. [Cue meaningful glance at him that lasts for barely a second.] But...it could also be a coping mechanism. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is... It's to seemingly accept it. But I-I do hope that many haven't given up. And that they are just... That they are keeping their hope close.