[ the soldier looks a little relieved at this, and takes a deep breath. he holds out a hand to be helped up. ]
... Thank you. [ he says, with a shivery exhale. ] I just wasn't expecting... I'm not really that old, I thought...
Okay. Thank you.
[ there's a pause, where eddie kind of hover hands this poor man like he's gonna pat him on the shoulder, and then doesn't, just gently... wiping his hand on his pants. ]
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... Thank you. [ he says, with a shivery exhale. ] I just wasn't expecting... I'm not really that old, I thought...
Okay. Thank you.
[ there's a pause, where eddie kind of hover hands this poor man like he's gonna pat him on the shoulder, and then doesn't, just gently... wiping his hand on his pants. ]
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Come on, Eds, surely you couldn't catch syphilis twice.
[But to the soldier he'll give a more genuine smile.]
Don't mind him, he's all right. And so are you.
[They can get to moving! Back to safety (i think) (:pleading_eyes:)]
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back to safety for them! for now. ]