Then you just might go down with me. No, it's fine, save yourself, I'll cope.
[She puts on a long suffering expression, spoiled a bit by her enjoyment of the cake that she hasn't stopped eating.]
Look-- joking aside, if there's anything you want to know about him and... well, what happened, then ask me. Because he doesn't talk about it, I don't want you to step on landmines, and if anything's a dealbreaker then it's best you know now so you can find a way to gently extricate yourself.
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[She puts on a long suffering expression, spoiled a bit by her enjoyment of the cake that she hasn't stopped eating.]
Look-- joking aside, if there's anything you want to know about him and... well, what happened, then ask me. Because he doesn't talk about it, I don't want you to step on landmines, and if anything's a dealbreaker then it's best you know now so you can find a way to gently extricate yourself.