Quentin's experienced death personally and he's witnessed death, but that doesn't mean it gets easy. He's running on adrenaline at the moment but he's pretty sure once he allows himself to actually react emotionally to what's happening, he'll have a struggle ahead of him. But just like the simulation, sometimes focusing only on getting out of the situation means putting off feeling things until after.
That sort of weary numbness he carries just to stay sane can be felt within the bond too. Sadness and anxiety are close friends of his, but it's mostly nothingness he's caught up in. Quentin usually avoids the empathy bond because he's a difficult person emotionally, but he doesn't mind it. The only reason he pulls out of her grasp is because they start to glow and it's not only the Displaced here.
"That's probably a good idea. My boyfriend will be pleased. He doesn't like this shirt." Now that at least is an attempt at a real smile, small though it may be, and he follows her inside and over to the stockpile. He's an average-sized man so easier to find matches than most. "Have you heard where other places are set up for survivors? I don't think we'll be able to do this much longer here."
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That sort of weary numbness he carries just to stay sane can be felt within the bond too. Sadness and anxiety are close friends of his, but it's mostly nothingness he's caught up in. Quentin usually avoids the empathy bond because he's a difficult person emotionally, but he doesn't mind it. The only reason he pulls out of her grasp is because they start to glow and it's not only the Displaced here.
"That's probably a good idea. My boyfriend will be pleased. He doesn't like this shirt." Now that at least is an attempt at a real smile, small though it may be, and he follows her inside and over to the stockpile. He's an average-sized man so easier to find matches than most. "Have you heard where other places are set up for survivors? I don't think we'll be able to do this much longer here."