I know I have a history of being an utter arse, but I'm not about to abandon you on the side of the road like this.
[That's the sort of thing he couldn't excuse to himself. Yes, Sally has a habit of making him inexplicably upset and frustrated. Yes, she always comes with complications.
But despite all of that, Arthur does care about her. Maybe this is all a pair of fucked up people like them can manage. This absurd dance of being drawn to each other and pushing one another away at the same time. It would make sense to him, nothing in his life can ever be simple and easy.]
Look...everything about this situation is unbelievable and insane. But we are not in Wellington. We aren't even on Earth anymore! And despite amazingly slim odds proving true already, we are very likely the only people on this planet from Wellington Wells. We should stick together. It's safest.
[And he really would feel like a monster, leaving her alone in this place. They don't know anything about it beyond the vaguest of outlines. There's a city! You need a car! Roads are dangerous and oh yes, there's spots where reality has fucked off on holiday!
Sally, for all the drama and difficulty she carries with her, is familiar. The only familiar thing in this whole world.
Though a thought occurs to him, as she hesitates and questions him. Oh dear, he may have had an inappropriate stray thought here and there, but he hopes she doesn't think he's being...er...dodgy. Or transactional!]
I'm not...there's nothing seedy in the suggestion. It just feels very stupid and pointless to leave the closest thing I have to a friend upset on the side of the road in a strange and dangerous place.
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[That's the sort of thing he couldn't excuse to himself. Yes, Sally has a habit of making him inexplicably upset and frustrated. Yes, she always comes with complications.
But despite all of that, Arthur does care about her. Maybe this is all a pair of fucked up people like them can manage. This absurd dance of being drawn to each other and pushing one another away at the same time. It would make sense to him, nothing in his life can ever be simple and easy.]
Look...everything about this situation is unbelievable and insane. But we are not in Wellington. We aren't even on Earth anymore! And despite amazingly slim odds proving true already, we are very likely the only people on this planet from Wellington Wells. We should stick together. It's safest.
[And he really would feel like a monster, leaving her alone in this place. They don't know anything about it beyond the vaguest of outlines. There's a city! You need a car! Roads are dangerous and oh yes, there's spots where reality has fucked off on holiday!
Sally, for all the drama and difficulty she carries with her, is familiar. The only familiar thing in this whole world.
Though a thought occurs to him, as she hesitates and questions him. Oh dear, he may have had an inappropriate stray thought here and there, but he hopes she doesn't think he's being...er...dodgy. Or transactional!]
I'm not...there's nothing seedy in the suggestion. It just feels very stupid and pointless to leave the closest thing I have to a friend upset on the side of the road in a strange and dangerous place.