[ they shake their head at that, before giving him a look of understanding. after all from what they've seen... it must be incredibly difficult to approach. they don't blame either of them for that. they think about how the two of them had to watch their friend die over... and over. and over. trying to skip to the next part in that memory. ]

No, it looked... [ that worry flickers, before they start to consider what they saw. carefully, they raise a hand and very gently touch his arm. and of course he's here. ]

...At the time, Alex had said it was one of the longest times you'd been possessed yet that night. [ "...and his soul's as quiet as an empty church." ] You said it felt like you ate a tree.