[ Cole. Cole? That sort of sounds, when Simon pieces it together, like what Hank was talking about, dealing with people who have to find out their loved one’s dead. But a specific name definitely doesn’t sound like “accumulated trauma of many nameless criminal cases”. She heard her daughter— and it made him think—
Hank’s not about to elaborate, he can tell, and he’s not even as curious as it would be a dick move to ask him to, with what he sees when he even just briefly glances at the guy. But Simon will keep it in mind. Unfortunately for Hank.
He fiddles with his watch again, twisting it on his wrist and staring at the seafloor. It dawns on him to feel like Hank is really asking because— like he doesn’t think it can be done, like he admires him, and it feels weird to just let him think Simon is some kind of unshakable optimist. ]
I had to. I was short on time.
[ Yeah, that’s a super good explanation. Apparently this is now a personal-baggage gift exchange with a $20 limit, because that’s approximately the amount they’re trading. ]
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Hank’s not about to elaborate, he can tell, and he’s not even as curious as it would be a dick move to ask him to, with what he sees when he even just briefly glances at the guy. But Simon will keep it in mind. Unfortunately for Hank.
He fiddles with his watch again, twisting it on his wrist and staring at the seafloor. It dawns on him to feel like Hank is really asking because— like he doesn’t think it can be done, like he admires him, and it feels weird to just let him think Simon is some kind of unshakable optimist. ]
I had to. I was short on time.
[ Yeah, that’s a super good explanation. Apparently this is now a personal-baggage gift exchange with a $20 limit, because that’s approximately the amount they’re trading. ]