[The fake memories. She's talking about the fake life they'd believed not that long ago.
It's possible, Adam realizes. Those little details had been a... are... a part of his life, just like when Cora had called him a medical student. He'd almost forgotten about the event, so eager to box all of that time up and lose it in the darkness of his memory. It goes without saying that anyone who'd known him might know things about him he hadn't told them.
Adam's chewing that unpleasant idea over even as he replies.]
None of that matters and it's not a big deal.
Forget about it.
[All of it. They'd agreed to forget, and forgetting is exactly what he's going to keep on doing.]
[ cora's not going to become overly defensive toward adam's response. it's the kneejerk reaction she has, but, it's not really her place. if he doesn't want it to matter, that's on him. cora doesn't particularly care. what does she lose if he doesn't want to face the birthday candles? nothing. but she loses if she doesn't send him some sort of message, anyway. maybe he'd appreciate it, maybe he wouldn't — and it's the latter. she knows what it's like to be forgotten; is it so bad she didn't want someone else to feel that exact same way, too? ]
[ pick your fights. she doesn't particularly want to argue over his birthday. did she want to celebrate hers? no. but it was nice to know derek at least remembered. ]
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It's possible, Adam realizes. Those little details had been a... are... a part of his life, just like when Cora had called him a medical student. He'd almost forgotten about the event, so eager to box all of that time up and lose it in the darkness of his memory. It goes without saying that anyone who'd known him might know things about him he hadn't told them.
Adam's chewing that unpleasant idea over even as he replies.]
None of that matters and it's not a big deal.
Forget about it.
[All of it. They'd agreed to forget, and forgetting is exactly what he's going to keep on doing.]
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[ pick your fights. she doesn't particularly want to argue over his birthday. did she want to celebrate hers? no. but it was nice to know derek at least remembered. ]
Fine.
No problem.
Have a boring Manic Monday.
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Thanks for not asking.