I don't care if Stephanie would still have been here. [SNAPPING, immediately.
Before realizing how that sounds and backtracking. She looks embarrassed.]
No— Wait. No. That, that came out wrong. Sorry, sorry. I do care that Stephanie is still here, just as much as I care that you're still here. This isn't a... A thing where I'm relieved that you're both alive because you're heroes. I'm relieved because you're my friend, Ion, and I don't want you to die.
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Before realizing how that sounds and backtracking. She looks embarrassed.]
No— Wait. No. That, that came out wrong. Sorry, sorry. I do care that Stephanie is still here, just as much as I care that you're still here. This isn't a... A thing where I'm relieved that you're both alive because you're heroes. I'm relieved because you're my friend, Ion, and I don't want you to die.