[Practicality is what he's after. A use for this whatever-it-is. Not for the same reasons as Sarah, though. She wants to be stronger; he just wants to protect his people.
He wants something he can hold, something he can give away, something that says: Here's a part of me, and it will keep you safe.]
[ He's given her something to do, something that matters. She can copy those exercises and then she can look for more. She can help someone, do something that won't remind her in subtle and enervating ways that this is the end, and the end is forever. ]
You can do this.
[ There's life in the words that wasn't there when they started talking. ]
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He wants something he can hold, something he can give away, something that says: Here's a part of me, and it will keep you safe.]
I'd appreciate that.
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You can do this.
[ There's life in the words that wasn't there when they started talking. ]
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Josh makes a sound that's almost a laugh.]
Thanks.
[He means it.]
Good luck, Sarah. Don't do anything dumb, either, okay?
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I won't. Good luck, Josh.