Can I show you something?
[Mike nods, so Will reaches down and pulls out his rolled-up painting. He hands it to Mike and watches anxiously as Mike unrolls it. Its a a painting of their DND characters, battling a three-headed dragon]
[Smiles] This is amazing. Did you paint this?
Yeah- yeah, I mean- I mean- I mean El... asked me to, she commissioned it basically, I mean she told me what to draw. Anyway, my point is, see how you're leading us here? You're guiding the whole party, inspiring us. T-that's what you do. And see your coat of arms here? It's a heart. And I know it's sort of on the nose b-but that's what holds this whole party together, heart. Because, I mean, without heart, we'd all fall apart. Even El. Especially, El. These past few months she's been so... lost without you. It's just- she's so different from other people. And when you're... when you're different, sometimes.... you feel like a mistake. But you make her feel like she's not a mistake at all, like she's better for being different. And that gives her the courage to fight on. If she was ever mean to you, or if it seemed like she was pushing you away, it's probably just because she's scared of losing you, just like you're scared of losing her. And-and if she was going to lose you, I-I think she'd rather get it over with quick, like ripping off a band-aid. So yeah, El needs you, Mike. And she always will.
[Smiles] Yeah?
[Emotionally] Yeah. [He turns away and begins silently sobbing, a hand over his mouth]
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