[Donnie hops back, inspecting the outlines with a nod of approval.]
So I've heard... [He chews on his lower lip, not liking to think about what had happened. They'd still had some awareness of themselves even then, and yet it had been strange, scary, even, to see Leo acting so differently.]
...we hid in the Tank. I...I didn't want him getting hurt any more because of me, and I don't know how far he would've taken us if I'd let him keep running.
[They'd felt bad about it. It was like abandoning people to a fight. That's not something they did, let other people handle things. It's not like that, back home. But Leo had brought up a good point. Here, they're not alone, they're not the only ones stuck here having to suffer through things. They've made friends and acquaintances who are all seeking the same thing, people they can rely on. And that had taken the edge of that guilt off some.]
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So I've heard... [He chews on his lower lip, not liking to think about what had happened. They'd still had some awareness of themselves even then, and yet it had been strange, scary, even, to see Leo acting so differently.]
...we hid in the Tank. I...I didn't want him getting hurt any more because of me, and I don't know how far he would've taken us if I'd let him keep running.
[They'd felt bad about it. It was like abandoning people to a fight. That's not something they did, let other people handle things. It's not like that, back home. But Leo had brought up a good point. Here, they're not alone, they're not the only ones stuck here having to suffer through things. They've made friends and acquaintances who are all seeking the same thing, people they can rely on. And that had taken the edge of that guilt off some.]