[ He sees that shake more than he could have ever felt it. Sees it and waits on whatever words he has to share. It's... not easy to talk about this. Not at all and he's half expecting to move forward- to stop talking about it. Zell had never seemed like the type to dwell for long. It just didn't seem to mesh with him and that was okay.
But it's important. More than important enough to say at least something.
Even if the something he hears in turn is painful. Jim might have had it bad, too- but he can see it. He can tell plain as day he wasn't the only one. It's not okay. It won't be okay for a while, he knows. What happened back there was awful and even if they're both back, even if they're all together there, it doesn't change the fact that it happened. It doesn't change the fact that whatever semblance of security had been heavily torn down.
But... all the same.. ] ...Yeah. Yeah, we are. And I'm not planning on going anywhere again, not if I can help it. Neither is Kuns. [ His arms curl just a little bit tighter around Zell for a moment as he breathes out a sigh, one that ends with a weak huff. ] Us SOLDIERs- we're pretty stubborn like that..
QUIT THAT YOU BUTT
But it's important. More than important enough to say at least something.
Even if the something he hears in turn is painful. Jim might have had it bad, too- but he can see it. He can tell plain as day he wasn't the only one. It's not okay. It won't be okay for a while, he knows. What happened back there was awful and even if they're both back, even if they're all together there, it doesn't change the fact that it happened. It doesn't change the fact that whatever semblance of security had been heavily torn down.
But... all the same.. ] ...Yeah. Yeah, we are. And I'm not planning on going anywhere again, not if I can help it. Neither is Kuns. [ His arms curl just a little bit tighter around Zell for a moment as he breathes out a sigh, one that ends with a weak huff. ] Us SOLDIERs- we're pretty stubborn like that..