[Rhys wasn't doing well. Stephanie wasn't doing well. Ed was dead. No one has heard from Al as of yet. Jim hasn't been doing okay for a while. The mannequins are freaky as hell. Then there is Kunsel's information on the network about how how many people actually come back.
Someone might be hoping Zell didn't see, but it doesn't hurt as badly compared to the other things. It's a bunch of numbers and words on a screen. Seeing the effect of people dying or seeing people hurt held more weight than words on a screen.
It did reaffirm how lucky they are to have Jim actually come back to them. With that in mind, he's snagging Jim's hand much like he has a couple of other times in the past to lead him away from the office where the mannequins were. Away from Kunsel's tense mood and Zack feeling him up with plastic dolls.
Jim might catch the sound of the pill bottle rattling in Zell's pocket as he leads him to the far corner of the store. Letting him go as soon as they reach it and making sure his tablet is set to stay on and illuminated before placing it on a shelf next to a pair of short shorts.
Turning around to touch the side of Jim's face.]
Hey, Stars. Think there is a pair of shorts over here with your name on them.
[Not really why he brought him there, but he's trying to keep things lighten. The teasing doesn't quite reach his face though.
29% chance of revival, huh? Ignoring that the pain killers he took earlier for training were wearing off as he studied Jim's face carefully. Tracing along his cheekbone and trying to remember every part of it.]
Evening 107 (This okay?)
Someone might be hoping Zell didn't see, but it doesn't hurt as badly compared to the other things. It's a bunch of numbers and words on a screen. Seeing the effect of people dying or seeing people hurt held more weight than words on a screen.
It did reaffirm how lucky they are to have Jim actually come back to them. With that in mind, he's snagging Jim's hand much like he has a couple of other times in the past to lead him away from the office where the mannequins were. Away from Kunsel's tense mood and Zack feeling him up with plastic dolls.
Jim might catch the sound of the pill bottle rattling in Zell's pocket as he leads him to the far corner of the store. Letting him go as soon as they reach it and making sure his tablet is set to stay on and illuminated before placing it on a shelf next to a pair of short shorts.
Turning around to touch the side of Jim's face.]
Hey, Stars. Think there is a pair of shorts over here with your name on them.
[Not really why he brought him there, but he's trying to keep things lighten. The teasing doesn't quite reach his face though.
29% chance of revival, huh? Ignoring that the pain killers he took earlier for training were wearing off as he studied Jim's face carefully. Tracing along his cheekbone and trying to remember every part of it.]