[Jay doesn't want to think about it. He doesn't want to think about it any more than he has to, but if that thing comes here (and it will) (because why wouldn't it?) she has to know what to watch out for. He owes her at least that much.]
It was definitely fast. Lost seven months all at once.
[Jay snaps his fingers in real life, catching himself before conceding that there's no good way to translate the motion into text. He leaves it undescribed.]
Happened a lot. Usually just a few hours at a time. Three weeks is the longest Tim lost that I know of.
[He already decided he had to warn her. He just needs to figure out how, without making things worse.]
Look, if you ever
[He stews over the partially finished message for nearly half an hour before accidentally hitting send.]
wait sorry If you ever start having really bad coughing fits and think you're missing time, let Tim and me know. I hope you don't but if you do maybe we can actually return the favor.
It'd be hard to live if you can't trust the life when you can't remember or don't know if you remember everything or not.
( he lost seven months at once? what the fuck. at least walkers and people are easy. they're not complicated, not overly powered. she's small. she's a kid, but she's learned how to use that to her advantage. this? this sounds like something impossible to fight against, and what's the purpose of taking memories and time from them like that?
clementine gets this isn't easy to talk about, which makes that warning have more meaning. he wants to tell her so she can be prepared. it's one of the best things someone can do for her.
even if she's inwardly just utterly confused about what can cause coughing fits and someone to miss time, she'll know who to go to- )
[He's snort, say that "hard" was an understatement, but this is coming from somebody who survived a zombie apocalypse. As far as Jay knows, the damage in his world only extends as far as the cast of one lousy student film.]
[It's just their lives that got screwed up, not everyone's.]
[And then she thanks him. He's...Jay's not used to that. He knows the information he risked his life trying to find is useful, because it has to be, but he can't remember the last time somebody else agreed.]
( Clementine has a skewed version of normal. It's not like other people's versions of normal at all, and she has lost all ability to truly feel safe. There's only constantly being aware at all times. )
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[Jay doesn't want to think about it. He doesn't want to think about it any more than he has to, but if that thing comes here (and it will) (because why wouldn't it?) she has to know what to watch out for. He owes her at least that much.]
It was definitely fast.
Lost seven months all at once.
[Jay snaps his fingers in real life, catching himself before conceding that there's no good way to translate the motion into text. He leaves it undescribed.]
Happened a lot. Usually just a few hours at a time.
Three weeks is the longest Tim lost that I know of.
[He already decided he had to warn her. He just needs to figure out how, without making things worse.]
Look, if you ever
[He stews over the partially finished message for nearly half an hour before accidentally hitting send.]
wait
sorry
If you ever start having really bad coughing fits and think you're missing time, let Tim and me know.
I hope you don't but if you do maybe we can actually return the favor.
Seriously, thanks for getting us out of there.
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It'd be hard to live if you can't trust the life when you can't remember or don't know if you remember everything or not.
( he lost seven months at once? what the fuck. at least walkers and people are easy. they're not complicated, not overly powered. she's small. she's a kid, but she's learned how to use that to her advantage. this? this sounds like something impossible to fight against, and what's the purpose of taking memories and time from them like that?
clementine gets this isn't easy to talk about, which makes that warning have more meaning. he wants to tell her so she can be prepared. it's one of the best things someone can do for her.
even if she's inwardly just utterly confused about what can cause coughing fits and someone to miss time, she'll know who to go to- )
You're welcome.
Thank you for the warning.
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[It's just their lives that got screwed up, not everyone's.]
[And then she thanks him. He's...Jay's not used to that. He knows the information he risked his life trying to find is useful, because it has to be, but he can't remember the last time somebody else agreed.]
You're
also welcome.
Hope you don't need it.
Are you somewhere safe for now?
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and she has lost all ability to truly feel safe. There's only constantly being aware at all times. )
I'm somewhere safe.
I'm okay.
Take care of yourself.
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[Just a couple more days and it'll be over. Just a couple more days.]