[ IS IT? She gives him a look that says that it's really not but doesn't exactly chastise him for it, by way of expression or otherwise. ]
Do you really think this is the time to be hilarious?
[ Her expression is flat but there's a sarcastic bite both to the level look in her eyes and the tweak of her voice. At the last minute, her mouth twists at the corner and she has to look away because, yeah, this really is a bad time for his fucked up sense of humor and it's an equally bad time for her to find her own level of amusement in it. Maybe it's the gravity of the situation they're all in, maybe it's a testament to how individually fucked up they both are to be able to find something to joke about in the middle of such a dire situation. Maybe.
Claire pokes him directly between his shoulder blades, trying to encourage him to press onward. From behind him, she says: ]
Our ghosts back home are supposed to feel cold, too. You know, according to all those paranormal reality shows. [ She's aware that will be lost on him and doesn't elaborate. ] Maybe it's some kind of reflection on how they died.
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Do you really think this is the time to be hilarious?
[ Her expression is flat but there's a sarcastic bite both to the level look in her eyes and the tweak of her voice. At the last minute, her mouth twists at the corner and she has to look away because, yeah, this really is a bad time for his fucked up sense of humor and it's an equally bad time for her to find her own level of amusement in it. Maybe it's the gravity of the situation they're all in, maybe it's a testament to how individually fucked up they both are to be able to find something to joke about in the middle of such a dire situation. Maybe.
Claire pokes him directly between his shoulder blades, trying to encourage him to press onward. From behind him, she says: ]
Our ghosts back home are supposed to feel cold, too. You know, according to all those paranormal reality shows. [ She's aware that will be lost on him and doesn't elaborate. ] Maybe it's some kind of reflection on how they died.