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[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.

[zunesareawesome]

[Getting aggressive? Fighting back against something that hurt you? That, he understands better.]

Hit it back. [It's not a question, he's just repeating. But there's a nod.] We'll hit it back.

[thewarningafter]

[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....]

We've just got to hold it together until we can.

[zunesareawesome]

[Hopefully that would be soon. But if he could last a thousand fake-years...though what it did to him as a result...he pushes the thought away.]

We'll hold it together. You're too annoyingly stubborn to let it beat you. [A compliment? Sorta?]

[thewarningafter]

I could say the same about you. I would say the same about you.

[zunesareawesome]

Thanks. I think. [That gets a real smile, at least, through the haze of sadness, even if it's a small one.]

[thewarningafter]

You're welcome. I think.