[wanda wants to be able to tell him what he's told her before, that he knows she would never hurt him, even without truly knowing. she wishes to give him that benefit of the doubt, but these are promises they can't hope to keep, not without the singularity being unstable.
perhaps she has to move a little past that.]
Of what we are.
[surely, she'll need to explain a bit further.]
You've become so important to me, Matt. Having thisβ [she tightens her hold on his hand] it feels good, but I'm afraid of what it is. If you disappeared, like others have, or if I did, then what happens to either of us? βyou know what I've been through recently, and it scares me to lose you. If I hold too tightly, or if I don't, then...
[no, wanda is not afraid of him.]
I'm afraid I'll lose you, just like I've lost all those I've loved before.
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perhaps she has to move a little past that.]
Of what we are.
[surely, she'll need to explain a bit further.]
You've become so important to me, Matt. Having thisβ [she tightens her hold on his hand] it feels good, but I'm afraid of what it is. If you disappeared, like others have, or if I did, then what happens to either of us? βyou know what I've been through recently, and it scares me to lose you. If I hold too tightly, or if I don't, then...
[no, wanda is not afraid of him.]
I'm afraid I'll lose you, just like I've lost all those I've loved before.