[Calming him won't happen, how could it? Especially after that.
But instead of lashing out at her, he could never do that even this upset with grief, he stands up after running a hand over his face and squeezing his eyes shut. Dead. Miranda's dead and he's never felt like such a failure as he does right then.
And he can't blame Catherine, he can't rationalize that at the moment, she's a scientist, she's on Reach somewhere doing whatever it is she does and wouldn't have heard about him or Miranda, couldn't have done anything.
But after a moment of standing and staring at her in shock he sits back down and wipes at his face more with his hand, looking lost.]
Dead. Miranda's dead. Dead and, your, and - [He shakes his head at that, switching from wiping at his face to resting his face in his hands. No, he's not going to cry, no.]
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But instead of lashing out at her, he could never do that even this upset with grief, he stands up after running a hand over his face and squeezing his eyes shut. Dead. Miranda's dead and he's never felt like such a failure as he does right then.
And he can't blame Catherine, he can't rationalize that at the moment, she's a scientist, she's on Reach somewhere doing whatever it is she does and wouldn't have heard about him or Miranda, couldn't have done anything.
But after a moment of standing and staring at her in shock he sits back down and wipes at his face more with his hand, looking lost.]
Dead. Miranda's dead. Dead and, your, and - [He shakes his head at that, switching from wiping at his face to resting his face in his hands. No, he's not going to cry, no.]