[His mouth twists into a grimace, like he's realized he's supposed to be smiling to match hers but can't quite manage the feeling behind it. Alex is gonna be a cage? Like some kind of, what, wild animal? A rabid dog?]
[Then again, Jay's got an empty eye socket. He's got bruises around his neck, across his face. It doesn't exactly paint a pretty picture of what will happen if Alex is left to his own devices.]
[But Wonderland'll fix it. It should. It had better.]
[He needs to see.]
Look, I--
[You what, Jay? Speak up.]
Just...be safe, alright? [Right. Worrying about the marine from the future, the one who just healed half your face. That's productive.] Like, if there's anything I can...
[What's he doing? He nearly died, and now he's asking if she wants him to just stroll right back into the crossfire.]
I dunno.
[He slumps, arms limp, camera dangling from one hand.]
Just...let me know...you're okay or whatever. When it's done.
[He's been alone too goddamn long, and he knows it can happen again in an instant.]
[He's not sure he used to think like that, before.]
[It feels familiar, though. Maybe he just forgot.]
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[His mouth twists into a grimace, like he's realized he's supposed to be smiling to match hers but can't quite manage the feeling behind it. Alex is gonna be a cage? Like some kind of, what, wild animal? A rabid dog?]
[Then again, Jay's got an empty eye socket. He's got bruises around his neck, across his face. It doesn't exactly paint a pretty picture of what will happen if Alex is left to his own devices.]
[
But Wonderland'll fix it. It should. It had better.][
He needs to see.]Look, I--
[You what, Jay? Speak up.]
Just...be safe, alright? [Right. Worrying about the marine from the future, the one who just healed half your face. That's productive.] Like, if there's anything I can...
[What's he doing? He nearly died, and now he's asking if she wants him to just stroll right back into the crossfire.]
I dunno.
[He slumps, arms limp, camera dangling from one hand.]
Just...let me know...you're okay or whatever. When it's done.
[He's been alone too goddamn long, and he knows it can happen again in an instant.]
[He's not sure he used to think like that, before.]
[It feels familiar, though. Maybe he just forgot.]