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[cantwalkwithoutit]

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[cantwalkwithoutit]

I should have known sooner that something was wrong.

[4thdimensional]

You're not psychic...unless I've missed something?

[He smiles gently.]

Minds are tricky things, anyway. You're here. That's all that matters.

[cantwalkwithoutit]

No, but if I paid attention to who you spend your time with, if I talked to other people at all--

[ He shook his head. ]

[4thdimensional]

[Doc curled his fingers around Gold's arm, giving a reassuring squeeze.]

That's all right. I only just realized she'd left permanently this morning, after you'd left. And I've tried to keep my worries at bay.

[cantwalkwithoutit]

[ The way he manages things can be very ... transparent, which is why he's suddenly very "to business" just now ]

How much time do you have to decide?

[4thdimensional]

At least another week. I'll work on pulling myself together and making the necessary arrangements either way.

[cantwalkwithoutit]

Listen -- [ He swallowed. ] If you need to mourn, you should. You can't control the timing.

[4thdimensional]

I know. But I can do more than one thing at once.

[He takes a deep breath.]

...starting tomorrow, anyway. I may need to let my emotions run their course today.

[cantwalkwithoutit]

Then we can do that together. All right?

[4thdimensional]

Yes. Together.

[There's a small weight lifted from his shoulders. His uncertainty lingers, and the back of his mind is still piecing together contingency plans...but he's content to sit with him for now.]