[ If Balthier's good at anything, it's reading people. He doesn't miss the hurt in this stranger's face, or the way his hands pull away but keep moving like they don't quite believe they aren't supposed to be touching him. Were their positions switched and Balthier was talking to a David who didn't know who he was, he wasn't sure he'd be handling this as well as Reyes.
And it's strange, unsettling even, to have someone look at him like that when he doesn't know them, because he can tell how genuine it is, can tell it fits against the shape of him, and yet it's utterly wrong.
And Scions, how close must they be if Reyes is this distraught? There's not much he can do to make this situation easier for the man, but he can at least offer what he knows. ]
We're on Earth, or an Earth. This version is some sort of nexus. It pulls people from other worlds, other version of other worlds. I've been here eight months. [ And since this man seems to know his history-- ] Last thing I remember before that, I was with Fran, on the Bahamut, and it had been hit. I woke up here. She didn't. [ His voice goes tight. For all he knows, for all he suspects, she's dead. Why else would it pull him and not her? ]
Typically only a few people come through at a time, but it's been increasing. Since yesterday there have been dozens. Oh and the tech is rogue. That's new. [ Said with all the disdain he has for bad dressers and Blasto, not that this one knows the latter. ]
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And it's strange, unsettling even, to have someone look at him like that when he doesn't know them, because he can tell how genuine it is, can tell it fits against the shape of him, and yet it's utterly wrong.
And Scions, how close must they be if Reyes is this distraught? There's not much he can do to make this situation easier for the man, but he can at least offer what he knows. ]
We're on Earth, or an Earth. This version is some sort of nexus. It pulls people from other worlds, other version of other worlds. I've been here eight months. [ And since this man seems to know his history-- ] Last thing I remember before that, I was with Fran, on the Bahamut, and it had been hit. I woke up here. She didn't. [ His voice goes tight. For all he knows, for all he suspects, she's dead. Why else would it pull him and not her? ]
Typically only a few people come through at a time, but it's been increasing. Since yesterday there have been dozens. Oh and the tech is rogue. That's new. [ Said with all the disdain he has for bad dressers and Blasto, not that this one knows the latter. ]