I don't think I should be the first eyes on anything, [ or anyone. he looks down, beyond his unfinished food, at the even tread of his oxfords. ] no matter what. [ it surprises him that he admits it. and his voice drops, suddenly quiet. ] There's a lot of leftover — [ thoughts, impulses, actions. he gestures helplessly with his free hand, searching for the word. ] — muck. In here. [ a hesitant motion at his head. ] From what happened. Before.
[ before he got here: the framework. it's why he doesn't like ferrying the samples back and forth on his own, either. what if he sees something useful? there's a window of time where he could make a called based on that intel, all by his lonesome.]
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[ he has the same thought and yet, ]
I don't think I should be the first eyes on anything, [ or anyone. he looks down, beyond his unfinished food, at the even tread of his oxfords. ] no matter what. [ it surprises him that he admits it. and his voice drops, suddenly quiet. ] There's a lot of leftover — [ thoughts, impulses, actions. he gestures helplessly with his free hand, searching for the word. ] — muck. In here. [ a hesitant motion at his head. ] From what happened. Before.
[ before he got here: the framework. it's why he doesn't like ferrying the samples back and forth on his own, either. what if he sees something useful? there's a window of time where he could make a called based on that intel, all by his lonesome.]