[ He expects anger. Expects a line of inquiries or a furious interrogation or something.
He doesn't expect that. Jim never admits when he's scared, even when it's written clear on his face. Somehow, that just makes this even more awful. His lips more before he realizes what he's saying. ]
I'm sorry. I'm trying not to, but I..
[ But he is and putting off explaining will make it worse. They'll think the worst of it, Kunsel had said.
Somehow, he can't really think of a worse here.
He steps off, continuing where he likely left off in his pacing but only taking a few slow motion steps in the end as he jogs together what he'll even say. He's still not looking Jim's way. ] I didn't know for sure until Cloud.. Until he showed up again.
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He doesn't expect that. Jim never admits when he's scared, even when it's written clear on his face. Somehow, that just makes this even more awful. His lips more before he realizes what he's saying. ]
I'm sorry. I'm trying not to, but I..
[ But he is and putting off explaining will make it worse. They'll think the worst of it, Kunsel had said.
Somehow, he can't really think of a worse here.
He steps off, continuing where he likely left off in his pacing but only taking a few slow motion steps in the end as he jogs together what he'll even say. He's still not looking Jim's way. ] I didn't know for sure until Cloud.. Until he showed up again.