[ Maybe because this is a sensitive conversation and Mako's already uncomfortable, maybe because she's tired of everything in her world being questioned, but Mako shoots him a Look. ]
What? It's a normal thing to say. Plenty of people say it. That's not the point. The point is...
[ Spit it out, Mako. Why are the most important words the hardest to say? Why do they always, always stick behind her teeth, requiring more breath than she seems to have to make real? The flame in her palm flickers, shrinks until she catches it and pushes it brighter. ]
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What? It's a normal thing to say. Plenty of people say it. That's not the point. The point is...
[ Spit it out, Mako. Why are the most important words the hardest to say? Why do they always, always stick behind her teeth, requiring more breath than she seems to have to make real? The flame in her palm flickers, shrinks until she catches it and pushes it brighter. ]
The point is, I'm sorry.