I imagine it gets harder to think of the positives when you've been around that long.
[But he notes she didn't say it was downright awful. There were good people here, and life, barring shifts, did seem sort of peacefully uneventful. A thoughtful pause ensues.]
If you had a ticket out of the place and could be waking up in your bed as soon as tomorrow morning, no strings attached, would you go for it?
[He's not sure what compelled him to ask, reflecting upon it. Curiosity, perhaps. He guesses her answer is 'yes', but not everyone would think the same way he did. He recognizes that much can change over the course of weeks, months, years - but he feels certain he'll always remember that this is not where he belongs, no matter how cozy it may seem at points.]
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[But he notes she didn't say it was downright awful. There were good people here, and life, barring shifts, did seem sort of peacefully uneventful. A thoughtful pause ensues.]
If you had a ticket out of the place and could be waking up in your bed as soon as tomorrow morning, no strings attached, would you go for it?
[He's not sure what compelled him to ask, reflecting upon it. Curiosity, perhaps. He guesses her answer is 'yes', but not everyone would think the same way he did. He recognizes that much can change over the course of weeks, months, years - but he feels certain he'll always remember that this is not where he belongs, no matter how cozy it may seem at points.]