[again, he's struck into silence, because this means a lot to him but he can't exactly comprehend that. at the emotional level he's currently at, he just registers it as a new kind of hurt.
eventually:] Life hasn't afforded me things like this... Humans are wretched, selfish and terrible, but... [where does this leave him, then? the look he gives Sonia is lost, but searching.]
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eventually:] Life hasn't afforded me things like this... Humans are wretched, selfish and terrible, but... [where does this leave him, then? the look he gives Sonia is lost, but searching.]