Given how most of his interactions had gone in Silent Hill, James half-expects this kid to stand up and go off on his way, leaving the conversation there. But Pumpkin Hollow isn't Silent Hill. People here seem close, less like strangers coexisting and more like a proper community. No one cuts and runs the moment a discussion gets a little bit uncomfortable.
So James stands in silence just long enough to make it awkward before offering some bland words of comfort about a man he doesn't know.
"Well, I'm sure he would appreciate the gesture." It doesn't feel like enough. He pauses, then: "Do you ... want to talk about him?"
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Given how most of his interactions had gone in Silent Hill, James half-expects this kid to stand up and go off on his way, leaving the conversation there. But Pumpkin Hollow isn't Silent Hill. People here seem close, less like strangers coexisting and more like a proper community. No one cuts and runs the moment a discussion gets a little bit uncomfortable.
So James stands in silence just long enough to make it awkward before offering some bland words of comfort about a man he doesn't know.
"Well, I'm sure he would appreciate the gesture." It doesn't feel like enough. He pauses, then: "Do you ... want to talk about him?"