It takes Edward a long moment to find his voice; he tries to respond, swallows back the muffled noise of shock that tries to escape, and does nothing but stare until the sight before him really sinks in. He'd resigned himself to the idea of his parents being dead. Again. For real. People come and go so often here, staying can be rare, and with his luck-
And yet, here they are. Alive and breathing and talking to him. And he doesn't know how to feel about this.
What's going on? Hell if he knows.]
I... I'm not... what? Dead?
[Not the most helpful or intelligent thing he could have replied with, but considering his current state of mind, he figures he did pretty well.]
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They can't be here.
It takes Edward a long moment to find his voice; he tries to respond, swallows back the muffled noise of shock that tries to escape, and does nothing but stare until the sight before him really sinks in. He'd resigned himself to the idea of his parents being dead. Again. For real. People come and go so often here, staying can be rare, and with his luck-
And yet, here they are. Alive and breathing and talking to him. And he doesn't know how to feel about this.
What's going on? Hell if he knows.]
I... I'm not... what? Dead?
[Not the most helpful or intelligent thing he could have replied with, but considering his current state of mind, he figures he did pretty well.]