gene bends to pick up the canteen, gives wade a hard look where he's lurking off in the corner, and then steps in close. for all that the boy's reacted somewhat adversely to touch, he tries again, this time setting a hand against the small of his back. )
S'all right. Just worry about breathin'. Steady, now. Probably should'a warned you first.
( an' lord knows he would'a, if the boy'd looked any manner of emaciated or sickly from dehydration. his mistake was in not realizin' that it was entirely possible someone had never needed water before. not one he'll make again. )
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gene bends to pick up the canteen, gives wade a hard look where he's lurking off in the corner, and then steps in close. for all that the boy's reacted somewhat adversely to touch, he tries again, this time setting a hand against the small of his back. )
S'all right. Just worry about breathin'. Steady, now. Probably should'a warned you first.
( an' lord knows he would'a, if the boy'd looked any manner of emaciated or sickly from dehydration. his mistake was in not realizin' that it was entirely possible someone had never needed water before. not one he'll make again. )