The story reaffirms that X has perspective Devin lacks, and more than he could have guessed on this particular subject. It helps, a little. Convincing Devin will take more than that, but it does help.
"You'd think it would've been beaten out of me by now," he mutters, mostly to himself. Devin still doesn't understand why he hasn't lost his humanity after everything he's seen and done. "I usually think it's better not to try. To just let it stay a 'what if'. Then I can't get an answer I don't want."
No one can steal that future from him, that potential, if he doesn't prove one way or another if he's still able to feel love. Though if he can, he'll also never find out. Perhaps that would count as stealing it from himself.
The kettle starts to whistle softly, and Devin turns to take it off the stove and pours the just-boiling into the mugs. "Besides, comfortable in misery is nothing new," he reminds X. It's not strictly a disagreement with X's assertion. He wouldn't self-describe as always being miserable, but Devin knows he prefers to be around people or he wouldn't need his rules about attachments.
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"You'd think it would've been beaten out of me by now," he mutters, mostly to himself. Devin still doesn't understand why he hasn't lost his humanity after everything he's seen and done. "I usually think it's better not to try. To just let it stay a 'what if'. Then I can't get an answer I don't want."
No one can steal that future from him, that potential, if he doesn't prove one way or another if he's still able to feel love. Though if he can, he'll also never find out. Perhaps that would count as stealing it from himself.
The kettle starts to whistle softly, and Devin turns to take it off the stove and pours the just-boiling into the mugs. "Besides, comfortable in misery is nothing new," he reminds X. It's not strictly a disagreement with X's assertion. He wouldn't self-describe as always being miserable, but Devin knows he prefers to be around people or he wouldn't need his rules about attachments.