So much for vacation. [ bitterly, because its not like it felt like a vacation in the first place. strohl rubs a hand over his own face, suddenly just feeling exhausted. ]
I shouldn't have snapped. [ he says, after a long moment. ] You're not in the way.
[So much for vacation--and so much for not being prisoners, either. It is, quite frankly, a terrifying situation to be in.]
It's okay. I get it. [He's... angry too, in a way--or he would be, if he wasn't numb with the onslaught of fear and trauma that's occurred this week. Mostly he just feels exhausted.]
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He shakes his head slightly, shoving his own hands in his pockets.]
...It's not fine. Nothing about this place is.
[Which is a pointless thing to say, he knows, but--he can't not say it.]
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So much for vacation. [ bitterly, because its not like it felt like a vacation in the first place. strohl rubs a hand over his own face, suddenly just feeling exhausted. ]
I shouldn't have snapped. [ he says, after a long moment. ] You're not in the way.
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It's okay. I get it. [He's... angry too, in a way--or he would be, if he wasn't numb with the onslaught of fear and trauma that's occurred this week. Mostly he just feels exhausted.]
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[ the apology remains, but there's a small dip to his head, expression a little softer now, less - ready to pop like a firework. ]
... Are you alright? I know it's a strange thing to ask. I... get the feeling this sort of thing's not common for you.
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Is a place like this common to anyone? [But gets what Strohl is saying.] ...I'm okay. But yeah, I--don't really know what to do.