He looks like he's scared, and trying to show it as little as possible. His pulse is elevated, too, but the deliberate, even pace of his breathing suggests he's keeping himself controlled as best he can. He watches her touch his leg with a miserable expression, because he can't feel it at all, and it occurs to him that never being able to feel his loved-one's touch again would be the absolute worst torture he could imagine...
And so he takes her hand and presses it against his upper shoulder for minute, to remind himself he's not carrying a death sentence.
"Yeah, him." He swallows. "Fella in a suit. Shoulda known not to trust a fella in a suit. He was asking people about wishes and I was tired and sore. Kinda in a mood to be honest with you. Told him I wasn't up for chattin' and all I wanted to do was sit down."
"Guess he took that as a wish." And he's pissed off, and will be more pissed off later, but Cricket blames himself, too, for being careless.
"Josh said he was gonna look for answers. Not sure what that means but I hope he doesn't go get himself hurt. Might wanna talk if you do see him, yeah."
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Date: 2021-06-22 11:56 am (UTC)And so he takes her hand and presses it against his upper shoulder for minute, to remind himself he's not carrying a death sentence.
"Yeah, him." He swallows. "Fella in a suit. Shoulda known not to trust a fella in a suit. He was asking people about wishes and I was tired and sore. Kinda in a mood to be honest with you. Told him I wasn't up for chattin' and all I wanted to do was sit down."
"Guess he took that as a wish." And he's pissed off, and will be more pissed off later, but Cricket blames himself, too, for being careless.
"Josh said he was gonna look for answers. Not sure what that means but I hope he doesn't go get himself hurt. Might wanna talk if you do see him, yeah."