[Michael nods. Claire is candid about her experience in a way he doubts his Father ever would be (just as much as he doubts his Father would be perturbed by his past actions the way she is).]
Actions are often clearer in hindsight than in the moment.
[To be human is to regret, or something like that. There'd been a reason Heaven had kept its souls' happiest memories on repeat.
He gives her a pass for whatever mistakes she's made, but he doesn't try to reassure her that her daughter would surely forgive her. He doesn't know Claire's daughter. She isn't here, either, so it seems a moot point to him.]
Two for two. I believe that makes it your turn.
[She's answered a pair of Michael's questions, and invasive ones at that. He'll allow Claire some room to breathe and to pry at his own past, if she so wishes. This is not an interrogation.]
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Actions are often clearer in hindsight than in the moment.
[To be human is to regret, or something like that. There'd been a reason Heaven had kept its souls' happiest memories on repeat.
He gives her a pass for whatever mistakes she's made, but he doesn't try to reassure her that her daughter would surely forgive her. He doesn't know Claire's daughter. She isn't here, either, so it seems a moot point to him.]
Two for two. I believe that makes it your turn.
[She's answered a pair of Michael's questions, and invasive ones at that. He'll allow Claire some room to breathe and to pry at his own past, if she so wishes. This is not an interrogation.]