Hell yeah, we can. Be brave, go slow. No reason to rush through it, right?
[ He grins, and as convincing as it is, he’s clearly feeling a little apprehensive as well. He can’t hear them like River can, but he knows that what awaits them absolutely isn’t fun and games. His stomach churns at the mere thought of it, but he bites it all back. He wanted to help, and it’s clear now that those peoples’ families aren’t the one ones in need of it. ]
Huh—?
[ He frowns, and he backtracks to remind himself—did he mention Steve? No, not out loud, though he comes to the proper conclusion immediately: it stands to reason that if River can hear the dead, she can hear his thoughts as well. Alright, that’s cool. He can handle that. ]
Well, uh...not much. Sort of nothing, actually?
[ And he didn’t think it a good idea to pry when the man had hidden the frankly enormous fact that he was tortured by Russians in a mall in ’85. ]
I think it’s something he’d rather just not think about. Can’t say I blame him. You ever met the guy?
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[ He grins, and as convincing as it is, he’s clearly feeling a little apprehensive as well. He can’t hear them like River can, but he knows that what awaits them absolutely isn’t fun and games. His stomach churns at the mere thought of it, but he bites it all back. He wanted to help, and it’s clear now that those peoples’ families aren’t the one ones in need of it. ]
Huh—?
[ He frowns, and he backtracks to remind himself—did he mention Steve? No, not out loud, though he comes to the proper conclusion immediately: it stands to reason that if River can hear the dead, she can hear his thoughts as well. Alright, that’s cool. He can handle that. ]
Well, uh...not much. Sort of nothing, actually?
[ And he didn’t think it a good idea to pry when the man had hidden the frankly enormous fact that he was tortured by Russians in a mall in ’85. ]
I think it’s something he’d rather just not think about. Can’t say I blame him. You ever met the guy?