["Papa, is it gone?" "No, baby-- the man said to stay inside!"
Out of sight, the woman continues to speak to the child in hushed tones. Her husband's expression wilts at Asher's casual greeting-- some kind of alien expression, maybe? it sounds so stupid, he's confused, but then again, he can't judge-- then turns guilty. "Son, you're ALASTAIR, ain't ya? If it's your friend you're lookin' for, I--" He breaks off, turns his head around to glance back at his family.
"You have to understand. I know it ain't right. I got mouths to feed, and if I'd've gone out there and that thing had've..."]
asher? [Jin calls, feebly, through text.
"What I mean t'say is-- well, I..." He shifts uncomfortably. There's pity etched into the wrinkles of his face. "If he didn't get away from that monster..."]
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"No, baby-- the man said to stay inside!"
Out of sight, the woman continues to speak to the child in hushed tones. Her husband's expression wilts at Asher's casual greeting-- some kind of alien expression, maybe? it sounds so stupid, he's confused, but then again, he can't judge-- then turns guilty. "Son, you're ALASTAIR, ain't ya? If it's your friend you're lookin' for, I--" He breaks off, turns his head around to glance back at his family.
"You have to understand. I know it ain't right. I got mouths to feed, and if I'd've gone out there and that thing had've..."]
asher? [Jin calls, feebly, through text.
"What I mean t'say is-- well, I..." He shifts uncomfortably. There's pity etched into the wrinkles of his face. "If he didn't get away from that monster..."]