[ Cisco doesn't react when Taako appears suddenly out of thin air. It takes a few moments longer than it should for him to lift his eyes, look at his friend. ]
Hey.
[ It's always easy to tell, when Cisco has been crying; so it's just as easy to tell, right now, from the lack of redness around his eyes and nose, that he hasn't cried at all. His expression isn't agonized, or angry, or terrified. Just sort of... lost. He looks smaller than usual, wedged into the waiting room chair, next to a holographic fern that is flickering faintly every now and then - which is exactly the kind of bizarre detail that has made this whole afternoon feel so deeply surreal. ]
Thanks.
[ It feels weird, speaking out loud; he hasn't said much, in the last few hours. When the doctors would come over with updates, all he'd said was is he okay? Just that same phrase, once every hour or so. Mechanically, Cisco says: ]
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Hey.
[ It's always easy to tell, when Cisco has been crying; so it's just as easy to tell, right now, from the lack of redness around his eyes and nose, that he hasn't cried at all. His expression isn't agonized, or angry, or terrified. Just sort of... lost. He looks smaller than usual, wedged into the waiting room chair, next to a holographic fern that is flickering faintly every now and then - which is exactly the kind of bizarre detail that has made this whole afternoon feel so deeply surreal. ]
Thanks.
[ It feels weird, speaking out loud; he hasn't said much, in the last few hours. When the doctors would come over with updates, all he'd said was is he okay? Just that same phrase, once every hour or so. Mechanically, Cisco says: ]
You don't have to stay.