[Fern pauses at the offer of the apron, hesitating for a few moments before taking it. Getting rid of the blood is more important than potentially ruining something of Varian's. What if he leaves it and someone notices? That'll spell trouble.
He takes it, gratefully, and begins scrubbing away.]
I don't know.
[He sounds miserable, for more reasons than Varian realizes.]
What if he's dead?? He's gonna hate me when he comes back, like Cliff does. This - this isn't even the first time this happened! I hurt Luna, too! I'm just gonna keep on hurting my friends until I don't have any left.
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He takes it, gratefully, and begins scrubbing away.]
I don't know.
[He sounds miserable, for more reasons than Varian realizes.]
What if he's dead?? He's gonna hate me when he comes back, like Cliff does. This - this isn't even the first time this happened! I hurt Luna, too! I'm just gonna keep on hurting my friends until I don't have any left.