You realize I'm virtually obliged to encourage you to feel someone younger for a little while, yes...?
[Private to Ianto]
That's dreadful. 'Met someone' as in, tried to have a relationship with? I'm glad she's all right, and that it was dealt with, but... I don't quite know what to say. The line of work you're in --we're in, really-- doesn't necessarily lend itself to gold watches/steak knives/etc. It's terrible, but it's true. I wish I had something more reassuring to say, but that's the fact of it. All you can do is be as cautious as possible, and be grateful that you have a good team who are supportive and willing to take the necessary action.
I don't really know what else to say, other than that I'm sorry, and I can relate. It's... hard sometimes. But there's really very little you can do about it-- you can either choose to harden yourself so that you won't feel anything, or you can just go on the way you are and let yourself be crushed if the worst happens. I've done both, and I don't know which is better, to be honest.
...I'm not doing a very good job at the fatherly advice this time, am I...? I'm not very good at this subject, really. Loss is always difficult. I don't think there's any good advice to give, is there?
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That's dreadful. 'Met someone' as in, tried to have a relationship with? I'm glad she's all right, and that it was dealt with, but... I don't quite know what to say. The line of work you're in --we're in, really-- doesn't necessarily lend itself to gold watches/steak knives/etc. It's terrible, but it's true. I wish I had something more reassuring to say, but that's the fact of it. All you can do is be as cautious as possible, and be grateful that you have a good team who are supportive and willing to take the necessary action.
I don't really know what else to say, other than that I'm sorry, and I can relate. It's... hard sometimes. But there's really very little you can do about it-- you can either choose to harden yourself so that you won't feel anything, or you can just go on the way you are and let yourself be crushed if the worst happens. I've done both, and I don't know which is better, to be honest.
...I'm not doing a very good job at the fatherly advice this time, am I...? I'm not very good at this subject, really. Loss is always difficult. I don't think there's any good advice to give, is there?