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Brin had the grand and somewhat last-minute idea that for our final episode we talk to a grief counsellor and write about each other. Not only in response to all of the questions raised in the preceding conversations, but also to counsel ourselves. At first I thought that was a strange thing for him to say. We’re doing alright, I said to him, I’m proud of the space we’re making for people. But then he looked at me in the way that only Brin can, as if to say, do you really think we’re coping with this? Maybe that’s not what he was saying at all and it’s just my inner projection, regardless, Brin has always had a beautiful tendency to let silence raise the noise of what I try to tune out. It’s a characteristic of his that exudes a perception very few people have. It is what makes him such a good journalist, and an even better friend. Navigating the emotions ensued when creating a project such as this one has revealed both an intimacy and vulnerability to Brin I had not seen before. For all his stoicism, there is a deep ocean of pensive and pacifying nature below the surface. While I sometimes think it wouldn’t hurt for him to be more open, I’m not sure I could have done this without his ability to bring me back down to Earth.. . .Freia is afraid. She sits and cries in silence. It’s okay to be afraid. It’s okay to be vulnerable. It’s okay to show weakness. Freia is bold and strong. She sits and cries in silence. Resolute; a veil for her fear. She once told me she wants to be challenged, and in the absence of a challenge she challenges herself. But Everybody Dies has been a challenge she needed, not one she forced on herself. A challenge forced on her when her brother died, when her mother cried. when she learnt to hide her fear inside. It’s okay.