[He takes a deep breath, shaking it off, and turns to flash William a smile. It's a little less convincing than usual . . . but he's not entirely faking it or anything. What's the point of dwelling on all that, anyway? It's not like he wants to talk about it or anything. How would he ever explain . . .
It's better like this, with William here to give him something else to think about instead of sifting through all that crap again. He does that plenty on his own.]
You ready? You've never used a console before, right? That's just like a video game in your house instead of the arcade.
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[He takes a deep breath, shaking it off, and turns to flash William a smile. It's a little less convincing than usual . . . but he's not entirely faking it or anything. What's the point of dwelling on all that, anyway? It's not like he wants to talk about it or anything. How would he ever explain . . .
It's better like this, with William here to give him something else to think about instead of sifting through all that crap again. He does that plenty on his own.]
You ready? You've never used a console before, right? That's just like a video game in your house instead of the arcade.