[Or perhaps that’s just what he’s telling himself, to justify the fact that he’s even here. He’s certainly not being of use right now, but he knows that Ciri doesn’t necessarily care.
And he knows she isn’t asking about his physical state, because that much is obviously never “okay”. He knows he doesn’t strike anyone as someone who has seen this before, but the truth is that he’s tougher than he looks. Half a lifetime in a place like Zaun desensitized him to a lot of things, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever stop feeling the acute despair of seeing a place like this. Knowing that the longer an operation like this goes on, it becomes more “recovery” than “rescue”. Still, he tries to offer her a nod.]
I’m okay. It’s hard, but…unfortunately not something I haven’t seen before.
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[Or perhaps that’s just what he’s telling himself, to justify the fact that he’s even here. He’s certainly not being of use right now, but he knows that Ciri doesn’t necessarily care.
And he knows she isn’t asking about his physical state, because that much is obviously never “okay”. He knows he doesn’t strike anyone as someone who has seen this before, but the truth is that he’s tougher than he looks. Half a lifetime in a place like Zaun desensitized him to a lot of things, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever stop feeling the acute despair of seeing a place like this. Knowing that the longer an operation like this goes on, it becomes more “recovery” than “rescue”. Still, he tries to offer her a nod.]
I’m okay. It’s hard, but…unfortunately not something I haven’t seen before.