He recognizes, for the most part, that those false memories are what they are — that some things are easier to forget or try to slot into their "real" lives (such as they are). Ani falls somewhere in the middle. Her edges are sharper than Greer's, and getting sent back to square one when the month ends is— well, she catches him looking, every once in a while, wearing an expression that doesn't require too much analysis to parse through when he's never been the type to maintain much of a poker face.
He'd liked her. A lot. More, in some concrete ways, than the concept of a "normal" life, period. So: ]
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He recognizes, for the most part, that those false memories are what they are — that some things are easier to forget or try to slot into their "real" lives (such as they are). Ani falls somewhere in the middle. Her edges are sharper than Greer's, and getting sent back to square one when the month ends is— well, she catches him looking, every once in a while, wearing an expression that doesn't require too much analysis to parse through when he's never been the type to maintain much of a poker face.
He'd liked her. A lot. More, in some concrete ways, than the concept of a "normal" life, period. So: ]
i'd settle for a second first date.