I did not sign off on the consent forms for that one, pal, I thought you said you needed admin privilege before you could give 'em the full Teddy Daniels!
[His panicked rambling is the exact opposite of Elias's terse silence, but the same function is fulfilled. Giving himself a minute to think while his mouth goes off on its own damn tangent, to register the lack of weight on his shoulders like a stone noose from his deal with the fucking terrifying Cutter fairy, realising that he recognised most of the staff and students there from the Barge, that Elias was...
...not... really okay, either. And not like passing-out-exhausted, like... kind of in shock?
And just like that his own tone softens - his panic isn't any less but seeing someone else just as fucked up helps.]
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[His panicked rambling is the exact opposite of Elias's terse silence, but the same function is fulfilled. Giving himself a minute to think while his mouth goes off on its own damn tangent, to register the lack of weight on his shoulders like a stone noose from his deal with the fucking terrifying Cutter fairy, realising that he recognised most of the staff and students there from the Barge, that Elias was...
...not... really okay, either. And not like passing-out-exhausted, like... kind of in shock?
And just like that his own tone softens - his panic isn't any less but seeing someone else just as fucked up helps.]
W-wait, uh... are-- are you okay, Elias?