[astarion has it pegged exactly -- koby isn't sure how, but he's grateful for it, for the escape in the casual, congenial air of the conversation. it doesn't jostle the hurt, the ache too deeply, it allows a facade that keeps the teeming grief at bay.
so, by way of thanks, he doesn't text again (he has a packing task to attend to), but he does send one thing more:]
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so, by way of thanks, he doesn't text again (he has a packing task to attend to), but he does send one thing more:]
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