It seems to be every few months that a whole group of people wakes up...
[The words come out a little hesitantly purely because he can tell that she's confused and/or upset - which makes total sense, but is not an easy matter to address with someone you've only just met. He tries a slightly round-about way, because not trying at all is not an option.]
You never know who will wake up when. Some people may never wake up... Some will go back to sleep, only to wake up a second time.
That's why... I'm not saying you can't miss what you've lost, and I won't claim that you should forget about everything and everyone. But we can't control who wakes up when. We can decide to build a new life for ourselves while we wait for whoever wakes up.
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[The words come out a little hesitantly purely because he can tell that she's confused and/or upset - which makes total sense, but is not an easy matter to address with someone you've only just met. He tries a slightly round-about way, because not trying at all is not an option.]
You never know who will wake up when. Some people may never wake up... Some will go back to sleep, only to wake up a second time.
That's why... I'm not saying you can't miss what you've lost, and I won't claim that you should forget about everything and everyone. But we can't control who wakes up when. We can decide to build a new life for ourselves while we wait for whoever wakes up.