[wants to say something encouraging - "but that doesn't have to happen, no one else has been killed since the trial" or "I think we can be strong!" -, but for some reason the words remain stuck in his throat]
...
[maybe it'll be better to have a quiet breakfast]
[he's already going far out of his usual comfort zone by sitting down next to someone else to eat (though Nemo makes it easy)]
At-- at least we have good food.
[tries a half-smile, then digs into his scrambled eggs]
uhn
[wants to say something encouraging - "but that doesn't have to happen, no one else has been killed since the trial" or "I think we can be strong!" -, but for some reason the words remain stuck in his throat]
...
[maybe it'll be better to have a quiet breakfast]
[he's already going far out of his usual comfort zone by sitting down next to someone else to eat (though Nemo makes it easy)]
At-- at least we have good food.
[tries a half-smile, then digs into his scrambled eggs]