[There's a soft thump as Stephen lets his head fall back against the wall with an unseen grimace. He can't help. He doesn't know how to help Peter when he doesn't even know how to help himself.]
So we hit it back. We don't let it just...do this to us. We stay together, we stay strong, and we hit it back when we reach the center.
[And that's why Stephen phrased it that way. Fighting almost certainly isn't what needs to happen, but if the drive to fight it keeps Peter from tipping over into the deep end....]
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So we hit it back. We don't let it just...do this to us. We stay together, we stay strong, and we hit it back when we reach the center.
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Hit it back. [It's not a question, he's just repeating. But there's a nod.] We'll hit it back.
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We've just got to hold it together until we can.
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We'll hold it together. You're too annoyingly stubborn to let it beat you. [A compliment? Sorta?]
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