I'm not sure. People in Bright Falls seem to do their best to go about normal lives. The Buearu... we basically lead double lives. Things are different on the outside of the Oldest House. When things get out and damage that "normal life" is when problems happen. That's what happened to Trench. Work followed him home.
[ Jesse shakes her head. She doesn't know all the details, and really? She doesn't want to know all the details. That's Trench's life and not her own. He shared some over the Hotline. Those are more than enough for her.
Her gaze drifts to the side. ]
I could just tell.
[ « It was like looking at someone and knowing they weren't really there. Even if he was a sleep. It wasn't the same sort of feeling when he spiraled out. More like when your attention drifts really far away in thought. »
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[ Jesse shakes her head. She doesn't know all the details, and really? She doesn't want to know all the details. That's Trench's life and not her own. He shared some over the Hotline. Those are more than enough for her.
Her gaze drifts to the side. ]
I could just tell.
[ « It was like looking at someone and knowing they weren't really there. Even if he was a sleep. It wasn't the same sort of feeling when he spiraled out. More like when your attention drifts really far away in thought. »
She squeezes him gently. ]
What happened in Bright Falls?