[ He realizes, in a slightly detached way, that he must not seem... quite right. That shoulder clasp is definitely a little bit too targeted, a little too obviously reassuring rather than incidental. But this really is the best he can do. The closest to normal he's going to be able to get, for a little while. He ought to tell Kieran he's fine, and not to worry. Or explain what's going on in his head. Or do something. But he can't
So Ben merely looks around the barn with interest. It would be one thing, if he thought Kieran were living here because there was nowhere else for him. But there are many empty bedrooms, in the residential areas. So, presumably, Kieran has chosen to set up here because he likes it better, because it's more familiar and more comforting to him. Who is Ben to question that?
So, swallowing, he manages: ]
Nice digs.
[ He'd gotten a bit of a glimpse of this place already, after all. It had just been on one of those eerie screens, in that horrible little dug-out hole, next to everyone else's rooms. Ben squints at the ceiling, but it doesn't take long, to reverse the angle of it in his mind and see a little flash of the embedded lens. Silently, he fixes his eye on where it is and points, so Kieran will see it, too. It is cleverly placed, nestled near to a nail that is almost entirely obscuring it from view, if you don't know just where to look. ]
Just gotta reach it, now. Could you - hold it steady?
[ Ben gives a little jerk of his head to the ladder, which will have to be moved to a less stable position to reach that particular spot in the rafters. ]
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So Ben merely looks around the barn with interest. It would be one thing, if he thought Kieran were living here because there was nowhere else for him. But there are many empty bedrooms, in the residential areas. So, presumably, Kieran has chosen to set up here because he likes it better, because it's more familiar and more comforting to him. Who is Ben to question that?
So, swallowing, he manages: ]
Nice digs.
[ He'd gotten a bit of a glimpse of this place already, after all. It had just been on one of those eerie screens, in that horrible little dug-out hole, next to everyone else's rooms. Ben squints at the ceiling, but it doesn't take long, to reverse the angle of it in his mind and see a little flash of the embedded lens. Silently, he fixes his eye on where it is and points, so Kieran will see it, too. It is cleverly placed, nestled near to a nail that is almost entirely obscuring it from view, if you don't know just where to look. ]
Just gotta reach it, now. Could you - hold it steady?
[ Ben gives a little jerk of his head to the ladder, which will have to be moved to a less stable position to reach that particular spot in the rafters. ]