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ablationship
noun. Each meeting removes a thin outer layer. What remains is smaller, smoother, and oddly relieved.
Case in pointA heat shield and the atmosphere, on any Apollo re-entry.
- + Pros
- You have each lost a little armour around the other, and feel lighter.
- − Cons
- Every visit takes something off, and neither of you is counting what's left.