[It's okay, Ironhide. Heather's pretty sure no one knows how to deal with things like this.]
Thanks.
... I dunno if you know this, but you're scary as hell when you're mad.
[It's said shakily, but with good humor-- an attempt to lighten the mood, if it can be lightened at all after that dark stormcloud of a conversation topic.]
[voice]
Thanks.
... I dunno if you know this, but you're scary as hell when you're mad.
[It's said shakily, but with good humor-- an attempt to lighten the mood, if it can be lightened at all after that dark stormcloud of a conversation topic.]