Gilbert had not expected that they would be cutting it that close with time.
There's some part of it that doesn't even register - not really, because Break has been a constant in his life for even longer than Oz has been, and while he's always chasing after Oz's back, he knows that he can turn around and count on Break to be at his side. The thought of him just suddenly not being there one day is almost impossible to wrap his mind around. They're similar in that way, maybe; fatalistic at times, but still struggling to grasp what the actual reality of death entails.
Being surrounded by it really makes no difference when it comes down to understanding it, in the end.]
What— do we do, then?
[The rules say they can only kill up to two people a week, but he can't imagine anyone would even take that much of a risk. Sisuca had been an outlier...]
If we're going to get down to seven and we go at two a week, it'll take us at least- [A beat as he breaks down the numbers. 24 more need to die, and if they don't get lucky again—] Three months...
UGH WHACKS YOU WITH A PAINPONG RACKET
Gilbert had not expected that they would be cutting it that close with time.
There's some part of it that doesn't even register - not really, because Break has been a constant in his life for even longer than Oz has been, and while he's always chasing after Oz's back, he knows that he can turn around and count on Break to be at his side. The thought of him just suddenly not being there one day is almost impossible to wrap his mind around. They're similar in that way, maybe; fatalistic at times, but still struggling to grasp what the actual reality of death entails.
Being surrounded by it really makes no difference when it comes down to understanding it, in the end.]
What— do we do, then?
[The rules say they can only kill up to two people a week, but he can't imagine anyone would even take that much of a risk. Sisuca had been an outlier...]
If we're going to get down to seven and we go at two a week, it'll take us at least- [A beat as he breaks down the numbers. 24 more need to die, and if they don't get lucky again—] Three months...