[That's not actually a valid assessment of whether his leg is broken or just bruised, but it's pertinent information nevertheless. If it's bad, it's not so bad that he can't function — and a lot of people, knowing Thancred even superficially, would assume that means he still intends to function, and in most instances he would, but...
But not this time. Not because Reno of all people will catch the layered meaning of what he's really saying. The fact that he can implies an I will, but not necessarily an I must.
It's a relief to get off the wall, off his feet. He sinks gratefully into the chair a little too hard, and it bobs a bit from his weight with an administrative squeak.]
...I remember riding the train. Looking out the window, feeling as though...I knew where I was going, I think, but for the life of me I can't recall where. Then the crash, then...feeling as though I needed to find someone. You, mayhap.
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[That's not actually a valid assessment of whether his leg is broken or just bruised, but it's pertinent information nevertheless. If it's bad, it's not so bad that he can't function — and a lot of people, knowing Thancred even superficially, would assume that means he still intends to function, and in most instances he would, but...
But not this time. Not because Reno of all people will catch the layered meaning of what he's really saying. The fact that he can implies an I will, but not necessarily an I must.
It's a relief to get off the wall, off his feet. He sinks gratefully into the chair a little too hard, and it bobs a bit from his weight with an administrative squeak.]
...I remember riding the train. Looking out the window, feeling as though...I knew where I was going, I think, but for the life of me I can't recall where. Then the crash, then...feeling as though I needed to find someone. You, mayhap.