[He feels much the same way, and her smile is reassuring. His intent truly is not to hurt, but to acknowledge the hurt that may come to one of them eventually through the absence of the other.]

Yeah... I don't want to waste all my time with you worrying about what might or might not happen. But I can't not think about it, either. [Especially when someone vanishes, whether he's close to them or not, he always receives a harsh reminder that this place exists to be temporary. And it's a roulette as to who goes, which makes it even worse.] It doesn't have to be therapy or whatever, if you're not okay with that. As long as you've got someone you can rely on. And the good thing about finding a local for this is, uh. They're not gonna disappear, I guess.

[Terrible enough to lose someone you love- what if your support system was lost at the same time? He can't even imagine, and he's dealt with enough grief badly to recognize that would go very very badly.]

...Ugh, I hate talking about this. But it's important too, isn't it? Not to expect the worst, but... to take care of ourselves, in the future.