[He falls silent as well when Stahn does, working at the tangled strands of hair instead. Thankfully the swamp muck is all gone--it's just a matter of untangling the strands. And it gives him something to focus on as the silence drags on.
It's not like Stahn, of course. But Leon's realizing that a lot of things that "aren't like Stahn" are really just a matter of Stahn having had to change, after going through so much. Stahn... was still Stahn. But he's quieter sometimes now, more solemn, a little more downtrodden, and it doesn't feel right at all.
The comb gets caught on a knot, and Leon narrows his eyes, though he holds onto the hair so it doesn't tug too much.]
... It is growing more and more obvious that we are going to be here for some time. [Probably. There's always the chance that one of them will disappear, but Leon's choosing to not address that right now.] To that end... you won't be able to function if you are constantly focused on that. [If you are constantly shoving aside everything emotional... well, what sort of person would Stahn be if he did that constantly? Stahn isn't like Leon.
And not even Leon can do that all the time.]
Treat this much as you would have treated a long journey. Our goal has not changed, but our methodology musts if we are going to accomplish it.
[He doesn't really know how else to address the remaining, heavy feeling between them, really; all he knows is that... this can't be right either. If they are trying to return to some sort of normalcy--this isn't it.]
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It's not like Stahn, of course. But Leon's realizing that a lot of things that "aren't like Stahn" are really just a matter of Stahn having had to change, after going through so much. Stahn... was still Stahn. But he's quieter sometimes now, more solemn, a little more downtrodden, and it doesn't feel right at all.
The comb gets caught on a knot, and Leon narrows his eyes, though he holds onto the hair so it doesn't tug too much.]
... It is growing more and more obvious that we are going to be here for some time. [Probably. There's always the chance that one of them will disappear, but Leon's choosing to not address that right now.] To that end... you won't be able to function if you are constantly focused on that. [If you are constantly shoving aside everything emotional... well, what sort of person would Stahn be if he did that constantly? Stahn isn't like Leon.
And not even Leon can do that all the time.]
Treat this much as you would have treated a long journey. Our goal has not changed, but our methodology musts if we are going to accomplish it.
[He doesn't really know how else to address the remaining, heavy feeling between them, really; all he knows is that... this can't be right either. If they are trying to return to some sort of normalcy--this isn't it.]