And oh, if the sight of Clementine doesn't make her heart hurt a little.
The question are you okay? lodges in her throat, because Iris already knows the answer. Not for the first time, she wishes her reporting could actually get them somewhere; that she could solve Wonderland's mysteries, once and for all, to ensure something like this doesn't happen. She can't help wondering if this is how Joe felt when they were children and he wanted to make things better for Barry.
It's such a powerless feeling. She thinks Joe West would know exactly what to say and do.
And so she smiles, loving if not worried.
"Hi." Already, Iris is considering the bandage on Clementine's arm, wondering if she was patched up properly. She'll need to look into that, but first things first. "Is a hug okay right now?"
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The question are you okay? lodges in her throat, because Iris already knows the answer. Not for the first time, she wishes her reporting could actually get them somewhere; that she could solve Wonderland's mysteries, once and for all, to ensure something like this doesn't happen. She can't help wondering if this is how Joe felt when they were children and he wanted to make things better for Barry.
It's such a powerless feeling. She thinks Joe West would know exactly what to say and do.
And so she smiles, loving if not worried.
"Hi." Already, Iris is considering the bandage on Clementine's arm, wondering if she was patched up properly. She'll need to look into that, but first things first. "Is a hug okay right now?"