[ Right. So Hiro's basically asking him to hold out hope.
He can't do that. He can't do that to himself. He can't bear the weight of going through this a second time. No. ]
No, Hiro. She's gone.
[ She's gone until she isn't. And he doesn't for a second think he's lucky enough that she'll be back. Mabel wasn't. Why would Xion be any different? ]
Dipper. Listen to me. Three days. Give it three days and then there won't be any mystery left.
[He's begging, mostly, because he has to hope that maybe she's just gone back temporarily. That's happened to people before. Why not Xion? He understands Dipper's plight though and he knows in the back of his head that it's not true...but he can't just give up.]
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[ His hand slips and sends the unfinished message. He doesn't bother picking it back up. ]
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[And then a barrage of messages.]
Dipper, pick up the phone.
Dipper.
Dipper come on.
DIPPER COME ON, ANSWER ME.
[If that doesn't work he's calling. Forget this.]
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what do you want me to say.
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I'm fine
[ Ha. Hahaha. ]
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[Just saying.]
...give it three days before we rule out the possibility of her coming back. There's a chance she will. It's a pattern I'm starting to notice.
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He can't do that. He can't do that to himself. He can't bear the weight of going through this a second time. No. ]
No, Hiro. She's gone.
[ She's gone until she isn't. And he doesn't for a second think he's lucky enough that she'll be back. Mabel wasn't. Why would Xion be any different? ]
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[He's begging, mostly, because he has to hope that maybe she's just gone back temporarily. That's happened to people before. Why not Xion? He understands Dipper's plight though and he knows in the back of his head that it's not true...but he can't just give up.]
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Except he doesn't text that response. Instead, he doesn't text back at all.
He can't string himself out like that. He can't hope like that. He'd just be proven right in a few days anyway.
Xion is well and truly gone. ]
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I'll keep looking and figure something out. Just...take it easy, buddy.
[That's all he can say.]