"Far too old" is pretty subjective, isn't it? Think positive. You were the one preaching about it a couple hours ago.
[... Implying his alt-universe self would go for a 70-year-old... friend? Companion? Girlfriend? Whatever. He's not going to try and define whatever the hell this is. It's just a thing.
That said—
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It takes him a while to respond. Normally, he would make a joke. Tell her he would look for her in the museums, if anywhere, propped up among all the fossils. But. Cot dammit, Elizabeth.]
What do you want me to say, then? That I'll miss you? That I'm glad you didn't die as soon as you could have? Kind of sappy, don't you think?
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[... Implying his alt-universe self would go for a 70-year-old... friend? Companion? Girlfriend? Whatever. He's not going to try and define whatever the hell this is. It's just a thing.
That said—
...
It takes him a while to respond. Normally, he would make a joke. Tell her he would look for her in the museums, if anywhere, propped up among all the fossils. But. Cot dammit, Elizabeth.]
What do you want me to say, then? That I'll miss you? That I'm glad you didn't die as soon as you could have? Kind of sappy, don't you think?
[And, uh. True.]