"I really don't know," Jay murmurs back. "There were a ton outside too. I mean, we're not really safe anywhere, but..."
He heaves a sigh, which, perhaps comically, propels him up by a few inches. "Look, I know you think death is gonna be a quick way out, but I can think of plenty of reasons why that's not a good fucking idea. There's no death here that'll be quick or easy, and there's no fucking guarantee it'd even kill you. What if you turn into one of them? Do you think for a second the rift wouldn't make you dream about that?"
That's got to get his attention. Surely.
"I'm finding somewhere you can hide," he says, attempting to sound firm and decisive. "And I'll protect you until you wake up naturally."
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He heaves a sigh, which, perhaps comically, propels him up by a few inches. "Look, I know you think death is gonna be a quick way out, but I can think of plenty of reasons why that's not a good fucking idea. There's no death here that'll be quick or easy, and there's no fucking guarantee it'd even kill you. What if you turn into one of them? Do you think for a second the rift wouldn't make you dream about that?"
That's got to get his attention. Surely.
"I'm finding somewhere you can hide," he says, attempting to sound firm and decisive. "And I'll protect you until you wake up naturally."