[He knows that Zack is only trying to make things better.
Any other time he would be applauding him for it, and probably even joining in to try and make both their pain less. He knows that he will have to get back up from this and keep moving on, but not... not right now. Right now it feels too raw and too painful to even think about making light of it.
Tadashi is gone, and he's not the first person here that Al has failed. God help him, he has to be the last or Al doesn't know how much longer he will hold together.
He only manages a tiny hum of acknowledgement for the offer, not even agreement, before he's terminating the call and pushing the tablet far out of reach.]
I know right, they're such losers
Any other time he would be applauding him for it, and probably even joining in to try and make both their pain less. He knows that he will have to get back up from this and keep moving on, but not... not right now. Right now it feels too raw and too painful to even think about making light of it.
Tadashi is gone, and he's not the first person here that Al has failed. God help him, he has to be the last or Al doesn't know how much longer he will hold together.
He only manages a tiny hum of acknowledgement for the offer, not even agreement, before he's terminating the call and pushing the tablet far out of reach.]