[He's just glad she hasn't mentioned the crying aloud. And, slowly and by inches, he's starting to relax into the contact.]
I know, I've lost people before.
[It's not even a true snap, he doesn't have the energy for that.]
This is just--I thought--
[He started to let himself think that France would be here forever. He'd always been there, since the beginning and through all the other vanished friends and family. And this time hurts in an entirely new and different way.]
I want him back. I know it doesn't matter what I want, but I do.
[Action]
I know, I've lost people before.
[It's not even a true snap, he doesn't have the energy for that.]
This is just--I thought--
[He started to let himself think that France would be here forever. He'd always been there, since the beginning and through all the other vanished friends and family. And this time hurts in an entirely new and different way.]
I want him back. I know it doesn't matter what I want, but I do.