[There's a pause, but then she sniffs audibly and nods again.]
[She's had a lot of friends disappear over her time in this place. Some close, others not AS close but still important... but not even Phoenix's disappearance had her feeling... feeling like this.]
[Heather had a knack for words. Not eloquence so much as being able to find the right ones for a feeling, even if it wound up sounding uncomfortable.]
[But she can't think of words for this, and the brief battle that takes place on her face even as she turns it to face away from Cooper probably shows that. He's seen her on several occasions shortly after losing friends, by now... Aoko, Old Snake, L... But none of those did this.]
[When she speaks up again, her voice is tight and strained.]
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[She's had a lot of friends disappear over her time in this place. Some close, others not AS close but still important... but not even Phoenix's disappearance had her feeling... feeling like this.]
[Heather had a knack for words. Not eloquence so much as being able to find the right ones for a feeling, even if it wound up sounding uncomfortable.]
[But she can't think of words for this, and the brief battle that takes place on her face even as she turns it to face away from Cooper probably shows that. He's seen her on several occasions shortly after losing friends, by now... Aoko, Old Snake, L... But none of those did this.]
[When she speaks up again, her voice is tight and strained.]
... I didn't think he'd go anywhere.