[i flipped a coin and it decided that the gravestone she's working on is far enough away that she doesn't catch the drop in temperature. so, you know, small blessings for nico there.
this also means she doesn't clue in that this is a sensitive topic. she'd get it if she was looking at him, but right now, her attention is on the job at hand.]
He was. And he was actually worthy of that trust, too, which is rare. We were lucky to have him there, but I always felt badly that it had to be him... he had a really hard time.
[a beat.]
...he asked for a lot of things at the end, actually. That we'd all go home and that none of us would be subjected to this sort of game ever again. We definitely made it home thanks to him, but I guess keeping us out of the clutches of other games wasn't something the Sheriff could guarantee.
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this also means she doesn't clue in that this is a sensitive topic. she'd get it if she was looking at him, but right now, her attention is on the job at hand.]
He was. And he was actually worthy of that trust, too, which is rare. We were lucky to have him there, but I always felt badly that it had to be him... he had a really hard time.
[a beat.]
...he asked for a lot of things at the end, actually. That we'd all go home and that none of us would be subjected to this sort of game ever again. We definitely made it home thanks to him, but I guess keeping us out of the clutches of other games wasn't something the Sheriff could guarantee.