[His smile is a little grim as he takes another drag on his cigarette, considering the end of it rather than looking over at Ivan again.]
Maybe it's better, not remembering.
[If they were Ivan's dreams, not remembering would be weaseling out, almost escaping a punishment. If it's the ship-- God knows what any of that means anyways.]
I wouldn't try too hard to remember, if I was you. We don't get to forget too much.
[And rightly so. They shouldn't be let off lightly. But he still feels some-- prickle of sympathy, like if he could ease this off of Ivan, he would. It's stupid.]
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Maybe it's better, not remembering.
[If they were Ivan's dreams, not remembering would be weaseling out, almost escaping a punishment. If it's the ship-- God knows what any of that means anyways.]
I wouldn't try too hard to remember, if I was you. We don't get to forget too much.
[And rightly so. They shouldn't be let off lightly. But he still feels some-- prickle of sympathy, like if he could ease this off of Ivan, he would. It's stupid.]