You're definitely not like her. She doesn't have a pulse. It's like... she's in stasis, almost. Something like that.
[ It's not exactly the right time to tell Alex how he knows. But he knows. ]
We can check if you want, man. But I think your blood's running through your veins. I think you're entirely alive. I don't know what happened, but right now? Right now, this is you.
[ The relief washes through him, leaving him tired in its wake. It should bother him, that Amos's assurance makes him feel better. But it doesn't. He knows he can trust Amos, with this. Knows that unlike Naomi, or Prax, or probably even Bobbie - he won't hesitate. ]
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You're definitely not like her. She doesn't have a pulse. It's like... she's in stasis, almost. Something like that.
[ It's not exactly the right time to tell Alex how he knows. But he knows. ]
We can check if you want, man. But I think your blood's running through your veins. I think you're entirely alive. I don't know what happened, but right now? Right now, this is you.
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I'll - I'll talk to 'er.
[ He swallows, nodding, not so much because he fully believes what Amos is saying so much as that he needs to believe it. ]
I feel like me.
[ He took a breath, then met Amos' eye and held his gaze, firmly. ]
But I need you to promise me somethin'.
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Yeah. Yeah, if you turn into something... else - I'll take care of it.
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Before I - Before anyone else gets hurt, alright?
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Yeah. Before anyone else gets hurt.
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[ And however morbid it may be - he really is. ]