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Tally being the moral compass Alder lost.. Tally's empathy and pursuit of the truth being amplified and mirrored by Alder's own loss of empathy and trying to cover up her failures.. Alder never caving to anyone but starting to cave to Tally.. them being perfect foils..
i could announce i'm gay at the top of my lungs and make out with all the girls present at the party and men are still gonna take one look at me looking the way i do and be like