[It's unclear whether Lapis picked up on the lapse or not, or how well she's able to appreciate Ange trying anyway. Either way she protests immediately and somewhat weakly.]
It's not like that! I don't -- I mean, I don't not care -- I barely even understand what dying is, come on!
You don't WANT to understand, because YOU can't stand knowing that you're not the only person anything bad has ever happened to. You'd lose your big excuse, and then where would you be? [Jasper grins again, victoriously.] Right back here. Where you belong. Just like me.
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It's not like that! I don't -- I mean, I don't not care -- I barely even understand what dying is, come on!
You don't WANT to understand, because YOU can't stand knowing that you're not the only person anything bad has ever happened to. You'd lose your big excuse, and then where would you be? [Jasper grins again, victoriously.] Right back here. Where you belong. Just like me.