I'm not being brave. [ Jim captures Zell's hand and squeezes it. ] It's... We've been here about six months, right? And I don't think a day's gone by that someone hasn't died. And at first every one hurt so bad.
[ He sucks in a breath, trying to gather his thoughts. ]
Even the ones that were strangers. Tadashi, Cloud, Hiro... [ Those had been worse than bad. Jim rubs his hand over his own eyes, shielding them for a moment. ] You remember what happened. What I did. After that ... I guess I couldn't let it hurt that much anymore.
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[ He sucks in a breath, trying to gather his thoughts. ]
Even the ones that were strangers. Tadashi, Cloud, Hiro... [ Those had been worse than bad. Jim rubs his hand over his own eyes, shielding them for a moment. ] You remember what happened. What I did. After that ... I guess I couldn't let it hurt that much anymore.