[Elena returns the smile. While she still has a lot still in turmoil underneath about what's happened with Dean, she feels strong and well enough to hold it in at least long enough to get back to the cabin. That's what solidarity and camaraderie gives you, she thinks. And it's something she's been missing since she returned to the Barge.]
[That's not to say that she doesn't have people who don't understand her or don't care for her here. She has more than most people who arrive on the Barge have just from her previous experience. But there's a difference between understanding and understanding. And it really seems like Simon is the latter, for which Elena will always be grateful for.]
Absolutely. And the same's true for my cabin, too. You ever need to talk or anything.
[Though he seems really put together and able to manage just fine, Elena wants to extend the same offer to him.]
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[That's not to say that she doesn't have people who don't understand her or don't care for her here. She has more than most people who arrive on the Barge have just from her previous experience. But there's a difference between understanding and understanding. And it really seems like Simon is the latter, for which Elena will always be grateful for.]
Absolutely. And the same's true for my cabin, too. You ever need to talk or anything.
[Though he seems really put together and able to manage just fine, Elena wants to extend the same offer to him.]
I'll see you around.
[And she'll see herself out.]