[Cain exhales. He's been too-lucky before, but always on terms and turf he recognized. Even if he's not about to give up and cheerfully start running around the woods calling himself a "monster," he can't deny what she's saying.]
[He rubs the bridge of his nose as he tries to gather himself and resist curling fetal at the root of the biggest nearby tree.]
Point taken, but I'm holding out that hope as long as I can.
[He pushes a strained smile to his lips. More strained than it shows.]
Naive of me, I know, but I'll take what I can get.
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[He rubs the bridge of his nose as he tries to gather himself and resist curling fetal at the root of the biggest nearby tree.]
Point taken, but I'm holding out that hope as long as I can.
[He pushes a strained smile to his lips. More strained than it shows.]
Naive of me, I know, but I'll take what I can get.