[ There's a slow nod at that first touch on the subject but no note of shock. Kunsel'd told him he'd watched. It's no news to him, even if it stings to be reminded. No, what... what really stings more is in the way Zell seems to hurt through telling all this.
It's enough to get Zack reaching up and very lightly placing a hand on the young man's shoulder. To start to give the lightest of squeezes, even as he stiffens suddenly at that final answer. He'd registered pain- tons of it -from what he barely remembered from the experience. Knowing what it was and what it'd done though, for a split second, it almost feels like he relives it. Like he can almost feel the piece skewered through him again and he freezes, eyes unfocused. ]
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It's enough to get Zack reaching up and very lightly placing a hand on the young man's shoulder. To start to give the lightest of squeezes, even as he stiffens suddenly at that final answer. He'd registered pain- tons of it -from what he barely remembered from the experience. Knowing what it was and what it'd done though, for a split second, it almost feels like he relives it. Like he can almost feel the piece skewered through him again and he freezes, eyes unfocused. ]