[ Even like this, Daniel can understand it if Robby may have complicated feelings about that last part. It's not like he didn't talk extensively to Daniel about Johnny's deaths and the way he felt about those. And-- sure, Daniel didn't die, but it feels more like dumb luck than anything else at this point that he didn't. Judging by the way his body feels now, he must have gotten so close.
.. but there had been no other option, right? Daniel refuses the idea of just having stayed back, of having let Robby take that hit. Especially when the idea that Robby is more or less alright because Daniel protected him makes it feel like there's something blooming in his chest. Relief, mostly, but also fondness, and the faint idea that he did something good here, even if its aftereffects may not be ideal. ]
I'm sure. [ He shakes his head just a bit - as much as one can while still lying down, anyway. ] You didn't sound good earlier.
[ Even if Daniel still isn't sure of the reason. A fever sounds most reasonable, but-- how would Robby have gotten one? It's not like Daniel remembers anything between being knocked out by that debris and then waking up here in bed with Robby at his bedside. ]
Did nothing else happen to you after..
[ His voice trails off, like he's too worried about voicing what happened to him out loud when Robby already seems to be hesitating, when Robby is already looking concerned. ]
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.. but there had been no other option, right? Daniel refuses the idea of just having stayed back, of having let Robby take that hit. Especially when the idea that Robby is more or less alright because Daniel protected him makes it feel like there's something blooming in his chest. Relief, mostly, but also fondness, and the faint idea that he did something good here, even if its aftereffects may not be ideal. ]
I'm sure. [ He shakes his head just a bit - as much as one can while still lying down, anyway. ] You didn't sound good earlier.
[ Even if Daniel still isn't sure of the reason. A fever sounds most reasonable, but-- how would Robby have gotten one? It's not like Daniel remembers anything between being knocked out by that debris and then waking up here in bed with Robby at his bedside. ]
Did nothing else happen to you after..
[ His voice trails off, like he's too worried about voicing what happened to him out loud when Robby already seems to be hesitating, when Robby is already looking concerned. ]