[She shakes her head[ If we can't break down and be vulnerable around each other, than with who?

[She wraps her arms around him] You can cry an scream and throw your toys-- Act like a child, if you feel you must. I'll be here to put the pieces back together. Didn't I tell you before? If you stumble and fall, I'll take your hand and help you back up again.

I have no intention of breaking my word now.

[And no, she's not handling any of it well either. She feels fractured and fragile, she wants to cry and scream as much as anyone would. She wants to sleep for days and at the same time never wants to sleep again.

Perhaps using Mephisto's pain to force herself back into a caregiver type of role wasn't the healthiest way of dealing with these things, but she's not sure what else to do. If she's focusing on him, she doesn't have to focus on herself...]