Depends on the criteria. There's always a trick to it.
[ But there's a thread of something guarded, some wary doubt, in his voice. When this hit him and Asriel, they didn't puzzle it out; they outlasted it. An hour of sitting hand-in-hand, carrying on with research and pretending it wasn't weird. If there's some quicker route, John has yet to find it, and he's not sure he'll be willing to pay the price it asks. ]
The price could be a secret, a fear, a nice hug. [ A kiss, maybe, or the right words spoken. ] Something out of a storybook.
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[ But there's a thread of something guarded, some wary doubt, in his voice. When this hit him and Asriel, they didn't puzzle it out; they outlasted it. An hour of sitting hand-in-hand, carrying on with research and pretending it wasn't weird. If there's some quicker route, John has yet to find it, and he's not sure he'll be willing to pay the price it asks. ]
The price could be a secret, a fear, a nice hug. [ A kiss, maybe, or the right words spoken. ] Something out of a storybook.