He sighs very softly, and moves to boil the kettle on the stove.
"Not too long after Henry, Trapper received his orders to go home as well. Everything goes just fine. The only thing is that he got them while--... well, uh, I'm not sure how to speak in this case... while Hawkeye was away at Tokyo. I don't remember why. We couldn't reach him, however. Trapper stayed for as long as he could, but eventually he left for the airport the morning of the day Hawkeye came back."
His delivery isn't flat here, however much he's reduced himself. It's just the tone you take on when you talk about something unfortunate from a long time ago. Blunted on the edges.
"I won't like for you to be blindsided in case his replacement ever arrives on the island, but I don't know how much more you want to hear."
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Date: 2024-10-02 04:11 am (UTC)"Not too long after Henry, Trapper received his orders to go home as well. Everything goes just fine. The only thing is that he got them while--... well, uh, I'm not sure how to speak in this case... while Hawkeye was away at Tokyo. I don't remember why. We couldn't reach him, however. Trapper stayed for as long as he could, but eventually he left for the airport the morning of the day Hawkeye came back."
His delivery isn't flat here, however much he's reduced himself. It's just the tone you take on when you talk about something unfortunate from a long time ago. Blunted on the edges.
"I won't like for you to be blindsided in case his replacement ever arrives on the island, but I don't know how much more you want to hear."