[Guess he really is the fucking dad friend now. Great. How old is this dude? He can't be any older than Tim. Tim might actually be older than him - he's just shorter than most people.]
[He tenses when he glimpses it again, in the corner of his vision. Looks stubbornly away with his jaw set. Just keep going.]
Hey. Are you still there?
[He sounds like he's maybe not altogether there, mentally, which is a problem. Tim reaches over, grabs his shoulder, and gives it a shake.]
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[He tenses when he glimpses it again, in the corner of his vision. Looks stubbornly away with his jaw set. Just keep going.]
Hey. Are you still there?
[He sounds like he's maybe not altogether there, mentally, which is a problem. Tim reaches over, grabs his shoulder, and gives it a shake.]
Stay with me, here.