[The corner of her mouth curves upward and she nods. Of course she'll protect him. His breathing is weak, and he looks terrified. Laura will always protect other children. They're innocent in most things, and this boy seems painfully innocent.]
Porque puedo.
[She pauses, and looks a little more confident.]
Because I can. And because you need me to. [There's another pause, and she glances off screen before looking back.] Eddie Kaspbrak. I'm Laura Howlett.
[She's been through a lot, but that was all at the hands of adults. She intrinsically trusts other children a hell of a lot more than she does adults. And since she knows this place pretty well already, she figures it's better her that watch out for him than someone else.]
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Porque puedo.
[She pauses, and looks a little more confident.]
Because I can. And because you need me to. [There's another pause, and she glances off screen before looking back.] Eddie Kaspbrak. I'm Laura Howlett.
[She's been through a lot, but that was all at the hands of adults. She intrinsically trusts other children a hell of a lot more than she does adults. And since she knows this place pretty well already, she figures it's better her that watch out for him than someone else.]