[She doesn't really know if Mike being there would have changed anything at all. Maybe it would have, maybe it wouldn't. It's not like they can time travel and do things all over again differently. She exhales slowly, trying to keep herself together. Her head hurts, and her body still feels too heavy and she can't seem to move much. Her legs and arms are kind of itchy in addition to feeling heavier than usual, and she hasn't figured out yet that they're in casts still.
She turns her head toward him when he apologizes though. The sincerity there is -- it's almost too much for her to cope with. Hearing it from Lucas had been difficult enough, but hearing it from Mike? Somehow that was harder. Maybe because the two of them weren't known for trading apologies. Mostly banter and insults and once in awhile something more serious.]
It's not your fault. It's not -- it's not anyone's fault. Except Vecna's.
[And her. She's the one who pushed them all away after El moved. After things fell apart at home with her mom and Neil. After they moved into the shitty trailer.]
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She turns her head toward him when he apologizes though. The sincerity there is -- it's almost too much for her to cope with. Hearing it from Lucas had been difficult enough, but hearing it from Mike? Somehow that was harder. Maybe because the two of them weren't known for trading apologies. Mostly banter and insults and once in awhile something more serious.]
It's not your fault. It's not -- it's not anyone's fault. Except Vecna's.
[And her. She's the one who pushed them all away after El moved. After things fell apart at home with her mom and Neil. After they moved into the shitty trailer.]