[ he folds into david easily, hesitating before his arms come up to embrace him too. maybe it's a good thing he worked himself into a frenzy about it earlier. now that it's come to pass, all he feels is empty. ]
[She had lived so much. And it still wasn't enough. It would never be enough. It could never be enough.]
I... I am going to hope another world like this took her. Still isn't fair. But I believe she is still out there living. And she would want you to keep going.
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... Why couldn't it be me, man?
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Because life is never fucking fair to you, Josh. I fucking hate it. It's like the universe is punching down. And I'm sorry. For you, and her.
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[ his voice wavers, cracking unbidden. ]
She wanted to live so fucking bad, man.
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[She had lived so much. And it still wasn't enough. It would never be enough. It could never be enough.]
I... I am going to hope another world like this took her. Still isn't fair. But I believe she is still out there living. And she would want you to keep going.