[Then she actually looks over at him then, honestly perplexed.]
Death is never silly. If I wasn't upset at you about something else, I could get upset over that.
[Despite her words, she actually manages to grin at him. Reassuringly, she hopes. She doesn't... have the strength to go to him right now, but no matter how she tosses it, she doesn't want him to feel this way anymore.
It helps that it distracts her from her own problems.]
Besides, the Matthew I know doesn't worry about silly things.
[... heh. How accurate is that opinion right now, though? Still, she retains the same good humor that bubbled up when he first dropped in to see her - the one that was cautious and unrestrained all at once.]
I'm not saying don't regret things. I'm not saying not to feel bad about things you couldn't have done.
I'm saying you probably have enough to feel bad about truthfully that... you don't need to invent other things to blame yourself for on top of it all.
You're making more trouble for yourself and it's tough after you've beat it into your head that it's your fault but... well, things can be reversed the same way.
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Date: 2011-04-16 06:17 am (UTC)Death is never silly. If I wasn't upset at you about something else, I could get upset over that.
[Despite her words, she actually manages to grin at him. Reassuringly, she hopes. She doesn't... have the strength to go to him right now, but no matter how she tosses it, she doesn't want him to feel this way anymore.
It helps that it distracts her from her own problems.]
Besides, the Matthew I know doesn't worry about silly things.
[... heh. How accurate is that opinion right now, though? Still, she retains the same good humor that bubbled up when he first dropped in to see her - the one that was cautious and unrestrained all at once.]
I'm not saying don't regret things. I'm not saying not to feel bad about things you couldn't have done.
I'm saying you probably have enough to feel bad about truthfully that... you don't need to invent other things to blame yourself for on top of it all.
You're making more trouble for yourself and it's tough after you've beat it into your head that it's your fault but... well, things can be reversed the same way.