[It's out of his mouth before he realizes, and he regrets it a moment later. He doesn't mean it — wholly, not anymore. But James closes his eyes, shaking his head slightly, looking So Tired.
He brings a heel of a palm to rub at his eye. He mutters, sounding absolutely miserable:]
I just wanted to head back to the hotel. I wanted to update my wife on how I'm doing...
[Not get dragged into this all over again. With someone claiming to be a reaper, at that, skulking about to do his "job." What, then? He's supposed to stick with him as he goes to claim the soul of a dying person? Wouldn't that be just dandy.]
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[It's out of his mouth before he realizes, and he regrets it a moment later. He doesn't mean it — wholly, not anymore. But James closes his eyes, shaking his head slightly, looking So Tired.
He brings a heel of a palm to rub at his eye. He mutters, sounding absolutely miserable:]
I just wanted to head back to the hotel. I wanted to update my wife on how I'm doing...
[Not get dragged into this all over again. With someone claiming to be a reaper, at that, skulking about to do his "job." What, then? He's supposed to stick with him as he goes to claim the soul of a dying person? Wouldn't that be just dandy.]