[the fact that he died is also why she did pursue him after giving him a little space.

even now that she's here, she's still lingering back to give him that space as her eyes roam over his arms and take in the visible cracks, wondering what she's seeing and how this happened. still, there's a little frown when he speaks.]

Hearing it is still different than experiencing it, I think. I'd heard plenty myself, but on both trips through the fog things went very wrong very fast. [she means her break-in and her cyoa.] So I guess...it's fine if it's not fine yet. It's difficult to untangle things.