[At another time, he likely wouldn't have. There aren't that many people Stephen's decided to trust here that are still alive, and fewer still he can actually identify at the moment. Stephen is very alone right now, and loneliness is not a condition with which he copes well.
He's quiet a moment. It doesn't feel like much -- scratch that, it doesn't feel like enough -- but that does help. It gives him something to hold onto.]
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He's quiet a moment. It doesn't feel like much -- scratch that, it doesn't feel like enough -- but that does help. It gives him something to hold onto.]
Thanks. That...that helps.