[ It's tempting to say 'too many', but that would be a cop out.
Adrien sat quietly for a long minute, debating with himself. He had his hands linked together and he folded and unfolded his fingers a few times, before he began to speak. ]
Over half a dozen, that I know of ... so far. [ Call him pessimistic but he expects that number to rise.
But that's not the only reason he hesitated. Taking a breath, he starts to speak ... stops, licks his lips and his shoulders fall just a little further as he's tasked with these next words.
It's not that he hasn't had to deal with a death count before. Back on the Neheda it was a regular thing, though usually the officers performed the duty of listing off the names. Now that it's right in front of him, with Tony sitting just across from him, the words keep sticking in his throat.
He finally forced himself to look up and over into Stark's brown eyes; it was the least he could do for the other man. ]
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Adrien sat quietly for a long minute, debating with himself. He had his hands linked together and he folded and unfolded his fingers a few times, before he began to speak. ]
Over half a dozen, that I know of ... so far. [ Call him pessimistic but he expects that number to rise.
But that's not the only reason he hesitated. Taking a breath, he starts to speak ... stops, licks his lips and his shoulders fall just a little further as he's tasked with these next words.
It's not that he hasn't had to deal with a death count before. Back on the Neheda it was a regular thing, though usually the officers performed the duty of listing off the names. Now that it's right in front of him, with Tony sitting just across from him, the words keep sticking in his throat.
He finally forced himself to look up and over into Stark's brown eyes; it was the least he could do for the other man. ]
Rogers, is among the dead.