[He wraps his free arm across his chest, fingers digging into the meat of the opposite arm.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[She knows. It's not even that important, but she knows now.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[It's not like that's its real name. It's just another nickname, no better or worse than suit guy.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[It can't help, though, thinking about it like that. Things got worse when he started thinking about it like that. Words started taking on an extra meaning--like, capital-M Meaning--after that meeting with the Mirror. If somebody had to find out, just so people could know, it should have been him. He should have warned her, not dragged her down with him.]
[One, two--fuck it.]
[Jay dips his head.]
Don't...
[Don't what? Don't think about it? Forget it? Wait 'til that thing shows up to claw it out of her?]
no subject
It's gone.
Concentrate on your breathing.]
[He wraps his free arm across his chest, fingers digging into the meat of the opposite arm.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[She knows. It's not even that important, but she knows now.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[It's not like that's its real name. It's just another nickname, no better or worse than suit guy.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[It can't help, though, thinking about it like that. Things got worse when he started thinking about it like that. Words started taking on an extra meaning--like, capital-M Meaning--after that meeting with the Mirror. If somebody had to find out, just so people could know, it should have been him. He should have warned her, not dragged her down with him.]
[One, two--fuck it.]
[Jay dips his head.]
Don't...
[Don't what? Don't think about it? Forget it? Wait 'til that thing shows up to claw it out of her?]
[The event lets him trail off.]
Sorry.