[Asriel lets go. [Basil’s not surprised.
[He can recognize a fake smile when he sees one; hell knows Basil wears one (used to) all the time. That’s familiar. [“I won’t die.” [But that....]
You… won’t? [It’s a small question, ever uncertain. How can anyone say that…?]
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[Asriel lets go.
[Basil’s not surprised.
[He can recognize a fake smile when he sees one; hell knows Basil wears one (used to) all the time. That’s familiar.
[“I won’t die.”
[But that....]
You… won’t? [It’s a small question, ever uncertain. How can anyone say that…?]