[Stacia quirks an eyebrow at the obvious lie, but doesn't say anything. With lives like theirs, you either become a good liar or you stop interacting with people who aren't in-the-know entirely. She knows Dan isn't the latter, so his lie being an obvious one tells her how shaken he really is. But commenting on that would be as rude as rubbernecking at his memories, so she just smiles and pretends his words are true.]
Yeah, even the nice memories aren't really nice when we're all stuck here, are they?
[She looks over at past-Dan and Ellie before looking back at present-Dan with a warm smile. She's not going to question the "don't need me taking care of her anymore" either, though she files it away to chew on later.]
It seems like you did a good job when she did need you. That's what's important.
[One of her own memories is gathering at the edges of this one. Hopefully it's not going to be something weird, or something that will upset Dan more.]
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Yeah, even the nice memories aren't really nice when we're all stuck here, are they?
[She looks over at past-Dan and Ellie before looking back at present-Dan with a warm smile. She's not going to question the "don't need me taking care of her anymore" either, though she files it away to chew on later.]
It seems like you did a good job when she did need you. That's what's important.
[One of her own memories is gathering at the edges of this one. Hopefully it's not going to be something weird, or something that will upset Dan more.]