[He can't ask why. That's obvious, isn't it? He'd have died, otherwise. He was on the brink of it.
But he can't imagine living with that sense cut off. He sits there for a moment or two, looking around like he's searching for something. Perhaps he is -- the whole world looks different now. Maybe he's searching for familiarity.
He doesn't find it, of course. But he can't really protest the situation logically or elegantly. Anything he says will be stupid. So instead of saying anything he just drops his face into his hands and hyperventilates.]
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[He can't ask why. That's obvious, isn't it? He'd have died, otherwise. He was on the brink of it.
But he can't imagine living with that sense cut off. He sits there for a moment or two, looking around like he's searching for something. Perhaps he is -- the whole world looks different now. Maybe he's searching for familiarity.
He doesn't find it, of course. But he can't really protest the situation logically or elegantly. Anything he says will be stupid. So instead of saying anything he just drops his face into his hands and hyperventilates.]