"Yeah. There's gloom, but at least it's not just gloom, you know? There's... hmm. I'm really excited to see him, I'm excited this place is giving me the chance."

That was definitely true, definitely genuine. Oh, it was probably going to be SO awkward, but that's okay... she was curious anyway. What does he look like? What music does he listen to? What's his favorite food, these days?

"Even if getting up might mean deepening the cracks, it also means finding a warm hand to hold. Maybe two, maybe three... I hope my brother in other lives got to feel that, too."