[He's set to keep arguing - his Sense may have changed but he still knows it better than Thanatos; quit avoiding his point - when Thanatos's next question stops him dead in his tracks. He's...he's pushing again. He's pushing, because while he does think there's something there, he's also hanging on to hope, and it's a lot easier to do that if someone else is there with him, going through the same thing.]
[But does he need that?]
[He falls silent, turning the question over in his mind, giving it the consideration it deserves, because it's also what Thanatos deserves.]
[It takes some time, but what he finally settles on is:]
No.
[His voice is quiet as he continues, words slow and halting, like he's still thinking them over even as he says them, because he is.]
It's...it's easier to have that hope, when I'm not the only one whose power might have changed, but...no.
[He wants to feel better - he wants to stop being afraid - but he's not going to bend Thanatos over backwards to do it.]
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[But does he need that?]
[He falls silent, turning the question over in his mind, giving it the consideration it deserves, because it's also what Thanatos deserves.]
[It takes some time, but what he finally settles on is:]
No.
[His voice is quiet as he continues, words slow and halting, like he's still thinking them over even as he says them, because he is.]
It's...it's easier to have that hope, when I'm not the only one whose power might have changed, but...no.
[He wants to feel better - he wants to stop being afraid - but he's not going to bend Thanatos over backwards to do it.]