[She sits down and he's just left standing, awkwardly, next to her, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. He's still sick - he even wobbles slightly in place - but his focus is all on her.]
That would make sense. Or maybe something with the ankle monitors, but they only give shocks as far as we know...
[He doesn't know what to do. He's not a man who feels for others, who reassures, who calms the families of victims back home. She's distressed, he can tell that, and a part of him wants to help, but no words that come to mind can help her, he thinks.]
[Finally, he lets out a sigh, raising a hand to push away some of the hair draping over his face.]
...Be careful. Please. [She's already at risk. She might not be alive when he wakes up tomorrow morning but...god, he can't think of that. He can't.]
For all we know, it could be Shijima that's the culprit, but...just be cautious, Elizabeth. I know you will be, I just...well, just do that.
[He doesn't know how to express "I'm worried you'll get yourself into something terrible and I won't be able to help you" adequately.]
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That would make sense. Or maybe something with the ankle monitors, but they only give shocks as far as we know...
[He doesn't know what to do. He's not a man who feels for others, who reassures, who calms the families of victims back home. She's distressed, he can tell that, and a part of him wants to help, but no words that come to mind can help her, he thinks.]
[Finally, he lets out a sigh, raising a hand to push away some of the hair draping over his face.]
...Be careful. Please. [She's already at risk. She might not be alive when he wakes up tomorrow morning but...god, he can't think of that. He can't.]
For all we know, it could be Shijima that's the culprit, but...just be cautious, Elizabeth. I know you will be, I just...well, just do that.
[He doesn't know how to express "I'm worried you'll get yourself into something terrible and I won't be able to help you" adequately.]