[Steve knows this nice boy. It calms her to hear his voice, and she listen closely to what he has to say. When he's done, she thinks for a while. Then speaks. The buttons on the Gear depress.]
If he was gone, how does everyone know that he was okay? He could have gone someplace worse.
[Her mouth, always downturned, tightens further. Her snubs become more rapid.]
Were his friends sad that he kept talking about leaving, like their home was an awful place? Didn't the people he left behind miss him?
[She's forgetting to keep her voice down.]
If it was like a prison...did he think they were there because they did something wrong?
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If he was gone, how does everyone know that he was okay? He could have gone someplace worse.
[Her mouth, always downturned, tightens further. Her snubs become more rapid.]
Were his friends sad that he kept talking about leaving, like their home was an awful place? Didn't the people he left behind miss him?
[She's forgetting to keep her voice down.]
If it was like a prison...did he think they were there because they did something wrong?