[There's a long moment of silence, because Gene isn't sure what to say to that. What can you say to that? Especially coming from that familiar-but-not face and voice.]
I'm sorry. [It's not worth much. He knows how useless it is to say something like that.] I can leave.
[If it would help. He'll stay if that would help, and there isn't much of a preference, there. Honestly, Gene's uncomfortable, but he's so used to being uncomfortable that it barely registers with him. This is just how things are.]
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I'm sorry. [It's not worth much. He knows how useless it is to say something like that.] I can leave.
[If it would help. He'll stay if that would help, and there isn't much of a preference, there. Honestly, Gene's uncomfortable, but he's so used to being uncomfortable that it barely registers with him. This is just how things are.]