[ He echoes her laugh with a joyless one of his own. ]
You are awfully good at putting out fires.
[ He falls quiet for a second. This whole thing has been a goddamn mess, but Owen's been lucky enough to avoid the worst of the flak. Not a high enough man on the totem pole, thankfully. Just some researcher who got caught up in the storm.
He feels badly for Claire, most days, having to play nice with the assholes trying to tear her down. Trying to extinguish fires with little more than a smile and a few nice lines. They had hardly given her a chance to decompress since everyone returned from South America, and he wonders if Claire ever managed to reset her brain, to convince herself that she no longer had to run for her life.
He has his suspicions. Most of them point to the negative.
He breathes out a sigh, casting her a sidelong glance. ]
You need a break.
[ (He wonders if she'll take that as an insult.) ]
no subject
You are awfully good at putting out fires.
[ He falls quiet for a second. This whole thing has been a goddamn mess, but Owen's been lucky enough to avoid the worst of the flak. Not a high enough man on the totem pole, thankfully. Just some researcher who got caught up in the storm.
He feels badly for Claire, most days, having to play nice with the assholes trying to tear her down. Trying to extinguish fires with little more than a smile and a few nice lines. They had hardly given her a chance to decompress since everyone returned from South America, and he wonders if Claire ever managed to reset her brain, to convince herself that she no longer had to run for her life.
He has his suspicions. Most of them point to the negative.
He breathes out a sigh, casting her a sidelong glance. ]
You need a break.
[ (He wonders if she'll take that as an insult.) ]