[ Despite being immortal, it's impossible for him to cut himself off from others. What's the joy in living like that? ]
I've told some people before. Those I wanted to spend my life with. Unfortunately, they didn't live to an old age. If they had, I would have done anything possible to stay with them. Take care of them somehow.
[ He'd just have to figure that out without other people catching on. But hearing she's known an immortal before gets a look of surprise. ]
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It has been, at times, but not always.
[ Despite being immortal, it's impossible for him to cut himself off from others. What's the joy in living like that? ]
I've told some people before. Those I wanted to spend my life with. Unfortunately, they didn't live to an old age. If they had, I would have done anything possible to stay with them. Take care of them somehow.
[ He'd just have to figure that out without other people catching on. But hearing she's known an immortal before gets a look of surprise. ]
You have? What happened to them?
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[It's not posed as a question, because it's obvious he had. Why else would he risk everything to stay with them?]
What happened to them?
[Besides the fact that they obviously died young.]
I don't know. We lost touch along the way.
[Which is not the truth, but she doesn't want to stray too far from the intended topic.]