[She never really thought about it like that before. Each death hurt, each abandonment just tore open a wound in her heart that never fully healed, and that's all she ever focused on. But those words...]
Almost everyone I know and cared about has died. My mom, even though I never got to know her. My best friend, Henry and Sam... and if they don't die, they leave. [Like Joel nearly did.] It hurts. It hurts like hell and I hate feeling like that.
But if feeling hurt when someone dies is what sets us apart from them? Fuck it. I can deal with a little more pain. Anything to avoid turning into a monster.
[And not just the Infected. There are plenty of humans that are monsters, who were really no better than the mindless people-turned-animals they fought, and that feeling is something that sets them apart from those people as well.
She actually manages to crack a small smile after all that. Congrats, Ben, it looks like you're actually managing to help someone cope with her survivor's guilt.]
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[She never really thought about it like that before. Each death hurt, each abandonment just tore open a wound in her heart that never fully healed, and that's all she ever focused on. But those words...]
Almost everyone I know and cared about has died. My mom, even though I never got to know her. My best friend, Henry and Sam... and if they don't die, they leave. [Like Joel nearly did.] It hurts. It hurts like hell and I hate feeling like that.
But if feeling hurt when someone dies is what sets us apart from them? Fuck it. I can deal with a little more pain. Anything to avoid turning into a monster.
[And not just the Infected. There are plenty of humans that are monsters, who were really no better than the mindless people-turned-animals they fought, and that feeling is something that sets them apart from those people as well.
She actually manages to crack a small smile after all that. Congrats, Ben, it looks like you're actually managing to help someone cope with her survivor's guilt.]