Honestly? I don't know, but I think we can at least keep that timeline in mind for now. The fact that one was mentioned at all is noteworthy, in my opinion.
That it does, particularly in situations such as this.
[ The days as they are already seem to inch along, he doesn't want to think about what it would be like if someone he actually likes here gets sacrificed. ]
However... the best we can do is hold our heads high and continue on through this time. I believe in your ability to do so.
[Which is what Wei Wuxian’s words make him realize. If someone dies next week, that’s another week spent getting to know each other - possibly even becoming fond of them. There are already people here that Haruka can’t fathom dying. It would hurt, but…
[Well. This just feels incredibly, incredibly grim. It's not that he's wrong - the more they get to know each other, the worse the grief is going to get. Maybe it would be better to isolate himself, to protect his heart from getting hurt...
But that would also be painful, wouldn't it?]
...Until the six weeks are over, if we're lucky.
[What's he going to do if Wei Wuxian dies? If... if Haruka dies, he thinks Wei Wuxian would be okay. Xiao-san would be too, and so would everyone else. They're all used to horrible things like this, so maybe...]
...
Well. There's no point in dwelling on it right now, right?
[It's a poor attempt to lighten the mood, but. He doesn't know what else to do, and this feels suffocating.]
[ It's important to live each day without the fear of death, so that the time they do spend here doesn't feel like a complete waste in the event that they do die. Wei Wuxian squeezes Haruka's shoulder. ]
I'm happy to help you with distractions, you know. I'm good at that.
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Six weeks. Ho-oh said no more than six weeks.
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[Haruka doesn't!! For all he's said they're in the same boat... it's hard to believe him.]
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Honestly? I don't know, but I think we can at least keep that timeline in mind for now. The fact that one was mentioned at all is noteworthy, in my opinion.
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I guess you're right... Still, six weeks seems like a really long time.
[Especially if they want two people to die every week?]
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[ The days as they are already seem to inch along, he doesn't want to think about what it would be like if someone he actually likes here gets sacrificed. ]
However... the best we can do is hold our heads high and continue on through this time. I believe in your ability to do so.
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I’ll try my best, but at least it’s just me here… It would be worse if anyone else I knew had to deal with all of this, too.
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[ Given that Haruka is here via mistake. ]
...But I'm thankful no one I know is here either. I would not want to see them die.
[ In fact, Wei Wuxian would probably do whatever he could to ensure their safety. ]
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[He hopes.]
…The next death is going to be even worse.
[Which is what Wei Wuxian’s words make him realize. If someone dies next week, that’s another week spent getting to know each other - possibly even becoming fond of them. There are already people here that Haruka can’t fathom dying. It would hurt, but…
It’s a possibility. A very real possibility.]
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It is.
[ Wei Wuxian won't bullshit him and give him a "we'll make it through" or anything like that. The simple fact of the matter is that it'll hurt. ]
And the death after that will be even harder than before.
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But that would also be painful, wouldn't it?]
...Until the six weeks are over, if we're lucky.
[What's he going to do if Wei Wuxian dies? If... if Haruka dies, he thinks Wei Wuxian would be okay. Xiao-san would be too, and so would everyone else. They're all used to horrible things like this, so maybe...]
...
Well. There's no point in dwelling on it right now, right?
[It's a poor attempt to lighten the mood, but. He doesn't know what else to do, and this feels suffocating.]
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[ It's important to live each day without the fear of death, so that the time they do spend here doesn't feel like a complete waste in the event that they do die. Wei Wuxian squeezes Haruka's shoulder. ]
I'm happy to help you with distractions, you know. I'm good at that.
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[Instead of sitting around being emo…]
What would you recommend?
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Let's go mess around in the gift shop.
[ There are plenty of things they can poke fun at in there. ]
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[He's not going to say no to that, though. Onwards and upwards!]
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[ He loops an arm with Haruka's so he can more easily drag him over to the gift shop. ]
There are all sorts of things in that shop, though. Who knows what we could get up to?