[Breathing... he tries, shakily, latching on to every word. In and out...]
[Some of the fog begins to lift. He's right here... with Osomatsu, in... Hammerlocke. Not locked away and left alone in the Pit. He doesn't know how real this place is, but he's here, and he's been here. The people here are real. These memories were real once, but... not him, and not now.]
[With a shuddering sigh, the terror seems to have faded from his eyes before he lowers his head. He doesn't let go of his sleeve, but his grip isn't quite so dire now, and his trembling has eased.]
Thank you.
[It's spoken with breathless sincerity. He's still a bit shaken and the hunger is still there, but he's grounded now. He knows where he is, and who he is.]
It's... hunger. I think I have to eat, now.
[Spoken like he shouldn't have to, because, well. That's how it's supposed to be.]
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[Some of the fog begins to lift. He's right here... with Osomatsu, in... Hammerlocke. Not locked away and left alone in the Pit. He doesn't know how real this place is, but he's here, and he's been here. The people here are real. These memories were real once, but... not him, and not now.]
[With a shuddering sigh, the terror seems to have faded from his eyes before he lowers his head. He doesn't let go of his sleeve, but his grip isn't quite so dire now, and his trembling has eased.]
Thank you.
[It's spoken with breathless sincerity. He's still a bit shaken and the hunger is still there, but he's grounded now. He knows where he is, and who he is.]
It's... hunger. I think I have to eat, now.
[Spoken like he shouldn't have to, because, well. That's how it's supposed to be.]