The clarity is awful and he almost wishes he wasn't thinking coherently because this is...horrifying and the words ring in his head loudly, like a bell.
not coming home not coming home not coming home
he knows]
I--I'm sure that...that was hilarious--what do you mean, not coming home?
[Did he hear that right? He can't be sure of anything these days.
And then it gets worse and he feels cold again, like the world's stopped still and become frozen.]
...raging jerk? Why--why would you become a raging jerk?
[Is this happening? Is this something Flynn is putting in his head? His heart races and he feels sick--]
No, no, it's not your--not your fault, don't--don't apologize for that. Don't.
[This can't be happening.]
I'm gonna--I'm gonna come and get you, okay? I'll come and get you.
[Flynn's probably not going to let him. The thought of Jones up there with that maniac--and he knows so much better than most the monster that Quill is--is too much to bear. His voice hitches and he can't--he can't handle this, he can't, not with what's been happening because knowing that Jones is okay is what's been keeping him from fully going under, fully drowning--]
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The clarity is awful and he almost wishes he wasn't thinking coherently because this is...horrifying and the words ring in his head loudly, like a bell.
not coming home not coming home not coming home
he knows]
I--I'm sure that...that was hilarious--what do you mean, not coming home?
[Did he hear that right? He can't be sure of anything these days.
And then it gets worse and he feels cold again, like the world's stopped still and become frozen.]
...raging jerk? Why--why would you become a raging jerk?
[Is this happening? Is this something Flynn is putting in his head? His heart races and he feels sick--]
No, no, it's not your--not your fault, don't--don't apologize for that. Don't.
[This can't be happening.]
I'm gonna--I'm gonna come and get you, okay? I'll come and get you.
[Flynn's probably not going to let him. The thought of Jones up there with that maniac--and he knows so much better than most the monster that Quill is--is too much to bear. His voice hitches and he can't--he can't handle this, he can't, not with what's been happening because knowing that Jones is okay is what's been keeping him from fully going under, fully drowning--]
I'll come get you. [His voice breaks.]