[ shhhh let him live in denial for two seconds longer before he grows a Maya-shaped new limb... ]
Yeah, I mean... I should be your assistant in this, right? I remember your investigative skills, they're no joke. [ he even... half-means that.... and look, his voice is somewhat lighter — even if he can't quite manage a proper joke, he's trying. it's easier, to think of something else for a while, than the gaping hole in his chest and the constant whirlpool of panicanxietyworry that he's trying hard to push back. ]
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Yeah, I mean... I should be your assistant in this, right? I remember your investigative skills, they're no joke. [ he even... half-means that.... and look, his voice is somewhat lighter — even if he can't quite manage a proper joke, he's trying. it's easier, to think of something else for a while, than the gaping hole in his chest and the constant whirlpool of panicanxietyworry that he's trying hard to push back. ]