[ The sound, he can handle. He can almost tune it out, now; the crying, the accusations, the whispers. This will be you, Galen. This will be you. Be careful, darling, maybe your father will kill you too. But he ignores it, tells himself it isn't real, tries to find distractions in others -- but there aren't any others. They're slowly leaving him alone, one by one -- just like she says they will.
When he hears Jesse's voice, Galen almost doesn't believe it's real. But it persists, and finally, he sees him on the communicator -- oh god. He looks awful. Honestly, Galen doesn't look any better. ]
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When he hears Jesse's voice, Galen almost doesn't believe it's real. But it persists, and finally, he sees him on the communicator -- oh god. He looks awful. Honestly, Galen doesn't look any better. ]
Jesse, what -- what is it?