[ There's a pause before Josh slowly nods. He's starting to see that, honestly. But he still wants to hold onto the belief that time is what you make it, how you spend it.

He's reflecting on his father's words now, because Aaron Brennan had lost the woman he loved, kept on loving her anyway, and forces kinder and greater than Josh can comprehend gave her back. ]

I don't like how... a part of me just wants to take this break and cram as much as I can into it.

But that's-- [ a breath ] --that's not how I work.

[ Hikaru was right. With the exception of the weekend at New Atlantis, they've never had time for themselves. Not really. And the reality of things is, if he were to base them solely on how the last few months have gone down -- there won't ever be enough time unless they both decide to set aside time for each other. ]