"Yeah? M..most animals don't. She's a sweetheart. Good girl....there's a good girl."
It's helping him calm down, having her there to stroke and feel the warmth her body gives his hands. Reminding him this is Real and that he's safe here. That they may be talking about bad memories, but it doesn't mean anything more than that. He relaxes into the back of the couch, signing slightly and still idly petting Sarah while he watches people walk by in the plaza.
Ice is a great friend, Josh would agree. Allowing Josh to live with him and all that in exchange for just housework? That's more than just a good friend. He owes the bear so much.
"They were twins. One died in the fall. The other...." He shakes his head. "She became something else. Chris said---" He chokes on his words for a moment. "Chris said she died when they escaped the lodge. Burned up in the fire."
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It's helping him calm down, having her there to stroke and feel the warmth her body gives his hands. Reminding him this is Real and that he's safe here. That they may be talking about bad memories, but it doesn't mean anything more than that. He relaxes into the back of the couch, signing slightly and still idly petting Sarah while he watches people walk by in the plaza.
Ice is a great friend, Josh would agree. Allowing Josh to live with him and all that in exchange for just housework? That's more than just a good friend. He owes the bear so much.
"They were twins. One died in the fall. The other...." He shakes his head. "She became something else. Chris said---" He chokes on his words for a moment. "Chris said she died when they escaped the lodge. Burned up in the fire."