[He nods, and his words are confident, not because he knew, but simply because he hoped his brother wouldn't change anymore than he already had. Could things really change enough that they'd be back at that point, where those words wouldn't matter at all? It wasn't something he'd ever thought about before, not like this.
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[He nods, and his words are confident, not because he knew, but simply because he hoped his brother wouldn't change anymore than he already had. Could things really change enough that they'd be back at that point, where those words wouldn't matter at all? It wasn't something he'd ever thought about before, not like this.
...but he really hoped it wouldn't happen.]
Are you still busy in here?