You being there is enough. Dying would be far more frightening to do it alone.
[He liked to think there was a certain kinship not facing that final end alone, to realize there was someone was there to bare final witness who had not been the cause of such torment in the first place. What would that have been like just laying in Shimmer knowing they were hunting Vi? No, his end had been easy to accept for the decision that he had made to sacrifice himself for her and moreover to see her one last time knowing she had survived the fall.]
If they embraced death, that is Lamb’s purpose. By the time that Lamb arrives, people will have likely accepted that their death is upon them and seek to follow. [He noted the way that Henry’s hands were held out, but he did not move to take them. It seemed to him the younger man was trying to gastrulate with his hands to emphasize the importance of a point of view.] That sounds like an unpleasant situation to experience. That’s a burden for you to carry, isn’t it? That’s heavy stuff. I appreciate you confiding in me with that information.
[He dropped his arms back to his side and telegraphed his movement as he raised a hand so that he could set it on Henry’s shoulder. He wanted to give a light squeeze with his fingers.]
When I worked the mines, people died crushed with cave ins, equipment malfunctions or just… reaching the end of what they could, and sometimes just being with them was enough. Passing on messages to their families afterwards too. Believe me, you helped by being there.
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[He liked to think there was a certain kinship not facing that final end alone, to realize there was someone was there to bare final witness who had not been the cause of such torment in the first place. What would that have been like just laying in Shimmer knowing they were hunting Vi? No, his end had been easy to accept for the decision that he had made to sacrifice himself for her and moreover to see her one last time knowing she had survived the fall.]
If they embraced death, that is Lamb’s purpose. By the time that Lamb arrives, people will have likely accepted that their death is upon them and seek to follow. [He noted the way that Henry’s hands were held out, but he did not move to take them. It seemed to him the younger man was trying to gastrulate with his hands to emphasize the importance of a point of view.] That sounds like an unpleasant situation to experience. That’s a burden for you to carry, isn’t it? That’s heavy stuff. I appreciate you confiding in me with that information.
[He dropped his arms back to his side and telegraphed his movement as he raised a hand so that he could set it on Henry’s shoulder. He wanted to give a light squeeze with his fingers.]
When I worked the mines, people died crushed with cave ins, equipment malfunctions or just… reaching the end of what they could, and sometimes just being with them was enough. Passing on messages to their families afterwards too. Believe me, you helped by being there.