[Isn't it? He's been here nearly five weeks now, and it sure as hell feels as if it's only getting worse rather than evening out. He hesitates a second, but surprises himself when he speaks.]
I couldn't.
[It's the first thing he's offered her that's slightly more personal, that hasn't just been a direct question or an evasion of anything she's asked of him.
He couldn't save the one that fell in front of him. He tried, but a metal prosthesis isn't any good for slowing the speed of a fall, and it sure as hell didn't make the mess any less.]
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I couldn't.
[It's the first thing he's offered her that's slightly more personal, that hasn't just been a direct question or an evasion of anything she's asked of him.
He couldn't save the one that fell in front of him. He tried, but a metal prosthesis isn't any good for slowing the speed of a fall, and it sure as hell didn't make the mess any less.]