[ He shuts his eyes as she squeezes his wrist, slowly opens them again at her words. ]
Thanks.
[ Just thanks, in a voice that's both his and too small to really be his, because there isn't really much else to say about it. It's over with, and now, Naomi is here. The chances he slips back into that mindset with her actually present - not just him asking himself what would Naomi do until one day he forgets entirely, steps over another edge, but in this world - he likes his odds a lot better now.
And at least - at least when it comes to Naomi, he can get that right. He nods at her, lowers his hand from her shoulder, maybe ready to resume walking. ]
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Thanks.
[ Just thanks, in a voice that's both his and too small to really be his, because there isn't really much else to say about it. It's over with, and now, Naomi is here. The chances he slips back into that mindset with her actually present - not just him asking himself what would Naomi do until one day he forgets entirely, steps over another edge, but in this world - he likes his odds a lot better now.
And at least - at least when it comes to Naomi, he can get that right. He nods at her, lowers his hand from her shoulder, maybe ready to resume walking. ]