[the clarification takes him by surprise, though, understated as it is; his hands clench on the edge of the table he had them planted on, and he takes an ever-so-slightly shaky breath]
...I'll be all right, Scarab, Ananke. I just don't like losing people, and it's been two in five days. One always wonders if one could have done more.
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[the clarification takes him by surprise, though, understated as it is; his hands clench on the edge of the table he had them planted on, and he takes an ever-so-slightly shaky breath]
...I'll be all right, Scarab, Ananke. I just don't like losing people, and it's been two in five days. One always wonders if one could have done more.