[ A rustle as she shakes her head - and then a tiny noise of pain as her head starts hurting from having moved too fast. Still, with spirit: ]
No, you shouldn't have. Thank you for caring, Thomas, really, but it was my decision, start to finish. And it was something I needed to do. I'm sorry I failed, but I'm not sorry I went. And if you'd stopped me - or tried to stop me, there's no real guarantee of success - I'd have been absolutely furious with you, and I doubt I'd have forgiven you.
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No, you shouldn't have. Thank you for caring, Thomas, really, but it was my decision, start to finish. And it was something I needed to do. I'm sorry I failed, but I'm not sorry I went. And if you'd stopped me - or tried to stop me, there's no real guarantee of success - I'd have been absolutely furious with you, and I doubt I'd have forgiven you.