-=You see nothing, since the PCD is facing the sky, but there's the sounds of debris being smashed into tiny, tiny splinters. And the soft wheeze of strained breathing.=-
[He's holding it together. He'll be damned if he shows Ed any of that fear, and the fear is not what matters. He can't control what will happen, no one can. But no matter what, it would be okay.
Al sets a hand on the back of Ed's neck, his voice steady.]
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Date: 2010-10-03 09:36 pm (UTC)... you have a future together.
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Date: 2010-10-03 09:49 pm (UTC)[He gives a slow squeeze.]
We've been apart for a long time. We can do it again, whether she comes here... or you go home.
[He's a bit proud of himself. His voice didn't break on that last part.]
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Date: 2010-10-03 09:58 pm (UTC)...Al.
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Date: 2010-10-03 10:16 pm (UTC)Al sets a hand on the back of Ed's neck, his voice steady.]
Brother.