[Yes, Jonathan stays still. He stays still for longer than he ought to, given there's a line forming. His eyes are wide open, and tears fall freely from them.
He does understand. He does understand. There was a reason his father did and didn't do all those things. And Wind, God, he - and his daughters - the way to awaken the whip, to do what his father - to do what killed his father, what he didn't want him to do -
Even with that heavy weight settling in on him, he unclips the band over his head and sits up, and even as he's openly weeping, he laughs.]
Her name. C, buddy, you're not gonna believe it, she's - my best friend, she's - Charlotte, her name's Charlotte! Charlotte Aulin. And she was right about my father, she was right about everything...
[He's laughing and crying all at once. He rubs at his eyes with his hands, but he can't seem to stop the tears from falling. He didn't know how much was gone. He didn't know how glad he'd be to have it all back.]
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He does understand. He does understand. There was a reason his father did and didn't do all those things. And Wind, God, he - and his daughters - the way to awaken the whip, to do what his father - to do what killed his father, what he didn't want him to do -
Even with that heavy weight settling in on him, he unclips the band over his head and sits up, and even as he's openly weeping, he laughs.]
Her name. C, buddy, you're not gonna believe it, she's - my best friend, she's - Charlotte, her name's Charlotte! Charlotte Aulin. And she was right about my father, she was right about everything...
[He's laughing and crying all at once. He rubs at his eyes with his hands, but he can't seem to stop the tears from falling. He didn't know how much was gone. He didn't know how glad he'd be to have it all back.]