[Deckerd's optics flare back to life, pulled into brightness by Gunmax, by his voice and his fear and his-]
[Deckerd actually steps away from the wall as if to reach out for Gunmax, but he isn't here. He isn't here, and he thought --knew-- Deckerd might have- When Deckerd knew very well what situation Gunmax had come from-]
[Shame, sharp and overwhelming, nearly chokes him and it takes a second before he can force his voxcoder into remembering it can and will and must work, too]
Gunmax, it- No. I'm fine. I am fine. Listen to the sound of my voice. I am in one piece and I am back on the ship and I am safe.
[Deckerd hesitates, because... Because he knew there were words you were supposed to say when someone was panicking and it was your fault, but he didn't know them. Didn't know what to do, or how. He made a small, almost inaudible noise of distress that he quickly swallowed down with a silent snarl at himself]
What... what should I do? What do you need me to do?
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Date: 2024-08-23 08:50 pm (UTC)[Deckerd actually steps away from the wall as if to reach out for Gunmax, but he isn't here. He isn't here, and he thought --knew-- Deckerd might have- When Deckerd knew very well what situation Gunmax had come from-]
[Shame, sharp and overwhelming, nearly chokes him and it takes a second before he can force his voxcoder into remembering it can and will and must work, too]
Gunmax, it- No. I'm fine. I am fine. Listen to the sound of my voice. I am in one piece and I am back on the ship and I am safe.
[Deckerd hesitates, because... Because he knew there were words you were supposed to say when someone was panicking and it was your fault, but he didn't know them. Didn't know what to do, or how. He made a small, almost inaudible noise of distress that he quickly swallowed down with a silent snarl at himself]
What... what should I do? What do you need me to do?