Winter nods at that. It does. Sometimes he'd worried he might knock it down, himself, with a clumsy tap of a metal hand.
Hearing Stevie's voice helps. It's something to focus on. If Stevie's talking, he's not unhappy or scared or angry or-- anything bad. "How are you fixing it," he asks. Keep talking to him, Stevie. Inconsequentials first, then maybe he'll answer an actual question or two. Maybe.
Re: post-rescue
Hearing Stevie's voice helps. It's something to focus on. If Stevie's talking, he's not unhappy or scared or angry or-- anything bad. "How are you fixing it," he asks. Keep talking to him, Stevie. Inconsequentials first, then maybe he'll answer an actual question or two. Maybe.