[That goose took a hell of a stroll, that's for damn sure.
Jake's response was delayed as he didn't want to risk moving until he was absolutely sure he could do it soundlessly. It gave him time to process. His throat worked--not to emit the questions crowding to the surface, just to swallow.
Blinking away the glassy, far-away look, he settled wide eyes on Majima. He'd had visions before, but not often awake and unprovoked. He realized, as he gingerly straightened up from the filing cabinet, that it hadn't been entirely unprovoked... It had happened as soon as he'd touched Majima's jacket.]
I'm fine.
[He was only shaking a little bit when he retrieved his device to reply. But I... How to put it? He licked his lips and tried again.]
Were you ever in an explosion? With a bomb. And a woman and an old man.
[And a third guy who'd gotten the brunt of it... but Jake had difficulties repeating it after the guy's grisly demise.]
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Jake's response was delayed as he didn't want to risk moving until he was absolutely sure he could do it soundlessly. It gave him time to process. His throat worked--not to emit the questions crowding to the surface, just to swallow.
Blinking away the glassy, far-away look, he settled wide eyes on Majima. He'd had visions before, but not often awake and unprovoked. He realized, as he gingerly straightened up from the filing cabinet, that it hadn't been entirely unprovoked... It had happened as soon as he'd touched Majima's jacket.]
I'm fine.
[He was only shaking a little bit when he retrieved his device to reply. But I... How to put it? He licked his lips and tried again.]
Were you ever in an explosion? With a bomb. And a woman and an old man.
[And a third guy who'd gotten the brunt of it... but Jake had difficulties repeating it after the guy's grisly demise.]