His stomach was ready to turn from his own walk down memory lane. Coming to this — seeing Hoolay again, from a new vantage and watching a dear friend bleed out under his teeth and claws — he just might lose his lunch for real. Richie's hand is over his mouth, pushing it down. Regrouping, trying to reconcile the new vantage with the one he knows.
But moreover:]
Jiaoqiu?
[He takes a breath, reaches for the man's arm. Return the favour he was just paid.]
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84 years later...i can still smell the fresh memory
His stomach was ready to turn from his own walk down memory lane. Coming to this — seeing Hoolay again, from a new vantage and watching a dear friend bleed out under his teeth and claws — he just might lose his lunch for real. Richie's hand is over his mouth, pushing it down. Regrouping, trying to reconcile the new vantage with the one he knows.
But moreover:]
Jiaoqiu?
[He takes a breath, reaches for the man's arm. Return the favour he was just paid.]