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Tamru smiles insistently. "Right now, I just want to take some time to relax." His smile cracks. "And if you're arguing with council people, then there's nobody to chaperone me out to the wreck, and I don't get my chance to relax." He sighs. "After everything that's been going on, I just need to do something for myself. But I can't do anything without an escort, so I need your help doing this first. Please don't think I'm not appreciative. I just need to take some time to sort through this first."

"Of course," you say. "Today can be about you. Whatever you want to do." He relaxes and reaches out to hook his arm around yours. And you realize that while you might not feel like you're making progress, it'll still feel nice to give him the breath of air that he needs. It'll be nice to be there for him, as a friend.

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