Yeah. U-Um, Evan, that's me.
[He looks nervous as he enters in. He figured he should probably meet his team leader, but that doesn't make him any more adept at social situations like this.]
How, um, how are you doing...?
[He looks nervous as he enters in. He figured he should probably meet his team leader, but that doesn't make him any more adept at social situations like this.]
How, um, how are you doing...?
Y-Yeah. I, um, I understand why people are upset, but...
[Violence is not the answer, he thinks.]
Yeah. I like the, um - the scenery here. It's nice.
[Violence is not the answer, he thinks.]
Yeah. I like the, um - the scenery here. It's nice.
Oh - really? Do you mean like gardening? I know the boarding pass said, um, a green thumb...
That's really cool. I, um - I know a little bit about plants from, from this summer job I had, but not really the, uh, gardening side.
[After a second:]
I did, um, kind of have a question, though...
[After a second:]
I did, um, kind of have a question, though...
Just, um... I don't, don't want to be disrespectful or anything, but the ability you gave me... It seems a little bit, um, mean. I mean, it would be mean if I used it, not mean that you chose it.
So you can't give people things that could let them, um, help people? Sorry, I know that sounds really rude, I just...
[He shakes his head. He tried his best not to completely lose it in front of everyone, but it's easier when he's... well, not in private, but at least not in a space that's quite as public. He's already rubbing at his eyes to push away stray tears.]
I, I should be the one saying that. You didn't want anyone to get hurt, and now this is going to happen every, every week, right?
I, I should be the one saying that. You didn't want anyone to get hurt, and now this is going to happen every, every week, right?
[He takes the towels, using one to rub at his eyes quickly. He very clearly still wants to apologize, but... After a second, he takes a breath.]
Do you - do you really not know what's going to happen tomorrow, or...?
Do you - do you really not know what's going to happen tomorrow, or...?
[He pauses for a long moment - compared to those he's spoken to, he's trusting the team leaders more than most, but that's difficult for him to swallow even so.]
Safe from who...?
[People have been much less angry than he expected.]
Safe from who...?
[People have been much less angry than he expected.]
And, um, when you said you aren't planning on it...
[He just wants to know what degree of certainty that comes with, basically.]
[He just wants to know what degree of certainty that comes with, basically.]
[...Ah. He takes a breath, nails digging into the fabric of his jeans.]
You... You could have just, just said that if that's what's, um, going to happen.
You... You could have just, just said that if that's what's, um, going to happen.
[Like, immediately, with hurried words:]
You, you can - if you want me to, to go somewhere else, I can leave. I can go right now if, um, if you want.
[Since he imagines that they aren't too excited to see him, especially given the hoarse tone in their voice.]
You, you can - if you want me to, to go somewhere else, I can leave. I can go right now if, um, if you want.
[Since he imagines that they aren't too excited to see him, especially given the hoarse tone in their voice.]


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