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[socrowdedinhere]

 

*The three step out of the room and Darnell starts to follow Khal but after a moment, he just...slows to a stop and shifts to lean back on the wall, staring at the ceiling.*

Lopen: *has been right there with him the whole time, and he'll stop by Darnell, resting a hand on his shoulder*

Khal: *realizes they stopped and he stops too, returning* ...Are you all right, sir?

Darnell: I-I, ah...y-yes...yes, I'm sorry. *runs a hand down his face and pushes off the wall, intending to continue following, pushing his own reactions down, now's not the time*

Lopen: *notes the room across the hall is empty.* Give us a moment, will you Captain?

Khal: *nods* Of course.

Lopen: *will catch Darnell by the elbow and lead him into the room, closing the door* Let yourself react, Darnell. It’s been a lot, take a moment for yourself.

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[neverasked4this]

Darnell: *at "give us a moment", he shakes his head* Lopen, no, I- *but then he can't bring himself to say 'all right' because...he's not, not at all, not now that the majority of what he's come here to do, /here/ and this city at all, is done with - he lets Lopen pull him into the room, though he shakes his head* No, I...I don't think I can do that. I-I might fall apart if I do. *ONLY because he trusts Lopen, has worked with him so many times, does he admit that . . . and in that moment, Lopen will see the tenderhearted and too-young-for-such-enormity twenty-year-old behind the competent, capable Master Detective*