[ The silences are getting worse, not better, though Jim's starting to adapt to them. At least he can see Zack and know that something else hasn't got him. Doesn't make it easy to watch him struggle for words; each time he begins to speak, Jim nearly says something in turn, but he forces it back behind his teeth and shuts his mouth.
I don't wanna - well, of course he doesn't. Of course Zack wants to go on living - not like some of the people here who seem to have given up. But it seems obvious now that Zack's more worried about Jim's ticket than his own.
And Jim -
Well, Jim feels the same. He makes a low, animal sound that seems like it should've come from someone else and looks away from the tablet rather than watch Zack cry. ]
I know.
[ Zack doesn't have to complete the thought for Jim to understand. ]
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I don't wanna - well, of course he doesn't. Of course Zack wants to go on living - not like some of the people here who seem to have given up. But it seems obvious now that Zack's more worried about Jim's ticket than his own.
And Jim -
Well, Jim feels the same. He makes a low, animal sound that seems like it should've come from someone else and looks away from the tablet rather than watch Zack cry. ]
I know.
[ Zack doesn't have to complete the thought for Jim to understand. ]
I know, and I'm not going to lose either of you.