[Shinji had made his choice back then, and so had she. It's okay to feel sad about things that have happened, but she can't stop moving forward. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, forcing herself to push away that rising emotion. Scott had been counting on her back in the desert to keep her calm. She has to be like a leader for him too, doesn't she? So...
She forces a smile, then huffs a little humorless laugh through her nose as she turns that slightly-watery smile back on him.]
I'm okay. Really. I miss him, but I'll be okay. [She leans closer and rests her shoulder against his, swinging her feet.] At least I've still got you!
[For now. Eventually, she knows she'll lose him; one of them will leave the other, and it'll probably be her. But she has him for now, and that's enough.]
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She forces a smile, then huffs a little humorless laugh through her nose as she turns that slightly-watery smile back on him.]
I'm okay. Really. I miss him, but I'll be okay. [She leans closer and rests her shoulder against his, swinging her feet.] At least I've still got you!
[For now. Eventually, she knows she'll lose him; one of them will leave the other, and it'll probably be her. But she has him for now, and that's enough.]