This is perhaps more jarring than anything else in the mind link thus far—his voice in the shared space, loud and unavoidable.
Sorry.
Because he's preoccupied, his insincerity does leak a little over onto Annie's side. Luckily for both of them, he's nearly done with her cut. After another few seconds, Jack pulls away, severing the mind link. Nobody has ever told him what this feels like—he assumes it feels relieving. It's relieving to him, at least, like stopping yourself from doing something you know is awful.
Jack tilts his head, squinting at Annie's forehead as he checks to see if he'd made any mistakes. But no—"Good as new," Jack pronounces. He smiles briefly.
The Snack Guy & Annie
This is perhaps more jarring than anything else in the mind link thus far—his voice in the shared space, loud and unavoidable.
Because he's preoccupied, his insincerity does leak a little over onto Annie's side. Luckily for both of them, he's nearly done with her cut. After another few seconds, Jack pulls away, severing the mind link. Nobody has ever told him what this feels like—he assumes it feels relieving. It's relieving to him, at least, like stopping yourself from doing something you know is awful.
Jack tilts his head, squinting at Annie's forehead as he checks to see if he'd made any mistakes. But no—"Good as new," Jack pronounces. He smiles briefly.