[If she detects a distinct lack of sympathy in his tone, it's because he has very little to spare. It's not something he can really imagine, this difference between them. Oh, he understands on a theoretical level, but the experience is lacking-- one can't miss something one has never had, and his experiences here only make him all the more eager to return to what he knows. Even if it means his own slow fragmentation, ultimately.]
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[If she detects a distinct lack of sympathy in his tone, it's because he has very little to spare. It's not something he can really imagine, this difference between them. Oh, he understands on a theoretical level, but the experience is lacking-- one can't miss something one has never had, and his experiences here only make him all the more eager to return to what he knows. Even if it means his own slow fragmentation, ultimately.]