I don't think you have any room to talk right now, Crow. I don't exactly see anyone else here with you.
[He's chastising right back, but the relief slips into his voice even so.
He's okay. Okay enough to yell at him, anyway, which is good enough for Rean right now. It's not too late.
Do you really think you'll be able to just bring him home this time and everything will be okay? You can't just erase everything. If you try to do that, you'll just hurt him even more—]
...I didn't need to talk to Elliot to know what you were apologizing for. [He can't just erase everything, so he may as well be honest. It hurts to admit this and confront it, but he has to.] I've known. I just...
[He shakes his head, unable to form the words he wants. Is that really what's important right now, anyway?]
You still haven't answered me. Are you okay? Why are you huddled up here like this?
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[He's chastising right back, but the relief slips into his voice even so.
He's okay. Okay enough to yell at him, anyway, which is good enough for Rean right now. It's not too late.
Do you really think you'll be able to just bring him home this time and everything will be okay? You can't just erase everything. If you try to do that, you'll just hurt him even more—]
...I didn't need to talk to Elliot to know what you were apologizing for. [He can't just erase everything, so he may as well be honest. It hurts to admit this and confront it, but he has to.] I've known. I just...
[He shakes his head, unable to form the words he wants. Is that really what's important right now, anyway?]
You still haven't answered me. Are you okay? Why are you huddled up here like this?