[That rage burns in him again. Sitting on the floor he puts his head in his hands because he wants to go over and comfort her. He wants to go hold her but he doesn't trust himself.
A hand drags across his face.]
I did that once. On accident. My father beat me senseless. I broke some stupid artifact from Iraq? Maybe China? I don't remember.
[His voice goes dead.]
He claimed it was valuable. That it had some kind of supernatural power. [His tone is angry.] It was just clay and dirt and stone. That's all anything is at the end.
[Staring at his hands before looking back at her he swallows. He is still emotional.]
If this is supernatural, what's happened to us? What does that mean for anything else? For...the end of our world? For Nic and Amalia? ...For my daughter?
For you?
[For me. Me. All the things in life. He stares at his hands before rising.]
I can't think of this now. I can't. I just - You know I'd never hurt you right?
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[That rage burns in him again. Sitting on the floor he puts his head in his hands because he wants to go over and comfort her. He wants to go hold her but he doesn't trust himself.
A hand drags across his face.]
I did that once. On accident. My father beat me senseless. I broke some stupid artifact from Iraq? Maybe China? I don't remember.
[His voice goes dead.]
He claimed it was valuable. That it had some kind of supernatural power. [His tone is angry.] It was just clay and dirt and stone. That's all anything is at the end.
[Staring at his hands before looking back at her he swallows. He is still emotional.]
If this is supernatural, what's happened to us? What does that mean for anything else? For...the end of our world? For Nic and Amalia? ...For my daughter?
For you?
[For me. Me. All the things in life. He stares at his hands before rising.]
I can't think of this now. I can't. I just - You know I'd never hurt you right?