[Inebriation doesn't often give way to logic, unfortunately. But that bubbly, airy tone she had at the start of all this was long gone now, the connection practically weighted down by the shift in emotions.]

What's fair? I'm certain she feels guilty just because we're all worried about her as it is. And, besides all of that, I - I do know how she is when she's faced with painful reminders. She... she may even think that she must see me and... that just wouldn't do. Not right away. She's already been hurt so much. She shouldn't have to deal with that on top of dying! She has enough to deal with right now!