[He can't pass on the first question. He can't do that. He can't do that, or else Tim's not going to give him anything. He's just gonna fall silent. Just gonna lay there, stuck, with the blood pooling beneath--]
[It's a simple question. Just answer.]
[Just answer.]
[Hard to do that with his face burning up, his tongue swelling in his throat, the air wheezing.]
[Just answer.]
Trees.
[Great.]
I was looking-- [He attempts to clear his throat.] They kept...changing, so I had to-- Wasn't supposed to move, so I had to... [His voice climbs higher, more frantic.] Couldn't just go anywhere, y'know, so I had to stay, to stay--
[He hears his voice crack, and he snaps his jaw shut.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[From home, Tim asked. Maybe he can reframe it. "Home" can mean two things, here, at least.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
Alex. He found me, and. [Feels wrong just saying it, so he gestures vaguely toward his midsection, stitched up by Wonderland, cleaned up by the Masons.] Y'know.
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[He can't pass on the first question. He can't do that. He can't do that, or else Tim's not going to give him anything. He's just gonna fall silent. Just gonna lay there, stuck, with the blood pooling beneath--]
[It's a simple question. Just answer.]
[Just answer.]
[Hard to do that with his face burning up, his tongue swelling in his throat, the air wheezing.]
[Just answer.]
Trees.
[Great.]
I was looking-- [He attempts to clear his throat.] They kept...changing, so I had to-- Wasn't supposed to move, so I had to... [His voice climbs higher, more frantic.] Couldn't just go anywhere, y'know, so I had to stay, to stay--
[He hears his voice crack, and he snaps his jaw shut.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
[From home, Tim asked. Maybe he can reframe it. "Home" can mean two things, here, at least.]
[One, two, three, four, five.]
Alex. He found me, and. [Feels wrong just saying it, so he gestures vaguely toward his midsection, stitched up by Wonderland, cleaned up by the Masons.] Y'know.