( A small, fragile smile. He's got Max, but he doesn't know if he's her friend, here or back home. And she's the closest thing he has to a friend at home, regardless. It's a worrying thought, that without that kind of anchor - without Max, because without Max there is no one - he could lose perspective, become something terrible. Something worse than he already is. ) Yeah.
( But it rings a little hollow. Friends here could disappear in the bat of an eye, too.
He'd laugh a little if there wasn't something a bit pathetic about this whole situation. ) N-not to um, not to mention if you're-- if you're fighting um, alongside someone-- they should uh, g-get to see your face. ( Lives in each others hands, and all. )
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( But it rings a little hollow. Friends here could disappear in the bat of an eye, too.
He'd laugh a little if there wasn't something a bit pathetic about this whole situation. ) N-not to um, not to mention if you're-- if you're fighting um, alongside someone-- they should uh, g-get to see your face. ( Lives in each others hands, and all. )