[he opens his mouth, ostensibly to say something else about their life back home, and ends up just gaping at her for a second when she asks her question. he does a quick mental reboot and, nope, still can't believe what he just heard.]
Am--am I okay?
[he sounds a little too calm now, as he looks down and back up like he's searching for some kind of inner strength.]
Am I okay? Well, babe, I gotta say I've been better.
[his voice is mild, quiet, but there's a definite audible strain there.]
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Am--am I okay?
[he sounds a little too calm now, as he looks down and back up like he's searching for some kind of inner strength.]
Am I okay? Well, babe, I gotta say I've been better.
[his voice is mild, quiet, but there's a definite audible strain there.]