I do too know it. People are so much for me to handle a lot, but no one's ever been too much to keep caring about. You're not about to be the first.
[His tone is certain, though there's a smallness to it as well. A bit of shame on Boober's end, for not being braver. Not being better at accepting these big things in stride, or even understanding them. So much of it still feels new, in one way or another. With a sigh, Boober sits down sideways on Riz's lap, with his knees pulled in close.]
But to be honest, I understand. I worry, too, that eventually me being different is going to be too much for other people. Most the fraggles, but... You, too. Everybody.
[No matter how often it was made so clear that no one was jumping up to be rid of him, it was too hard to trust that was always going to be the case.]
Especially because we never know what's coming, do you? I don't think there's very much we can count on at all...
But I meant it. What I said, about knowing you'll always be my favorite person. Because of all the bad things that I imagine happening even when I'm trying not to think about what could go wrong, I've never imagined that I'd stop caring about you. It's impossible to imagine, in fact.
[He gives a small shrug that's really more of a shoulder twitch.]
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[His tone is certain, though there's a smallness to it as well. A bit of shame on Boober's end, for not being braver. Not being better at accepting these big things in stride, or even understanding them. So much of it still feels new, in one way or another. With a sigh, Boober sits down sideways on Riz's lap, with his knees pulled in close.]
But to be honest, I understand. I worry, too, that eventually me being different is going to be too much for other people. Most the fraggles, but... You, too. Everybody.
[No matter how often it was made so clear that no one was jumping up to be rid of him, it was too hard to trust that was always going to be the case.]
Especially because we never know what's coming, do you? I don't think there's very much we can count on at all...
But I meant it. What I said, about knowing you'll always be my favorite person. Because of all the bad things that I imagine happening even when I'm trying not to think about what could go wrong, I've never imagined that I'd stop caring about you. It's impossible to imagine, in fact.
[He gives a small shrug that's really more of a shoulder twitch.]
Maybe that's silly, but it feels very real.