"Jesus," says Jack, before he can stop himself, "that's young."
He can't imagine what that must have been like for Dorin. Does Dorin remember the house he grew up in? His neighborhood? His parents? Jack's own childhood—before Liminality—had been grounding during his years at school, a reminder that he had been happy once, normal. What did Dorin have to tether him?
Dorin looks a bit taken aback by Jack's surprise; Jack knows this is neither the time nor place to ask Dorin, 'hey, are you okay?' There probably never will be an appropriate time or place for that. Instead, he laughs off his surprise, plays it down. "So you've pretty much been with IRIS your entire life? A company man?"
DURING THE EVALUATIONS: Jack (on call) & Dorin (...not)
He can't imagine what that must have been like for Dorin. Does Dorin remember the house he grew up in? His neighborhood? His parents? Jack's own childhood—before Liminality—had been grounding during his years at school, a reminder that he had been happy once, normal. What did Dorin have to tether him?
Dorin looks a bit taken aback by Jack's surprise; Jack knows this is neither the time nor place to ask Dorin, 'hey, are you okay?' There probably never will be an appropriate time or place for that. Instead, he laughs off his surprise, plays it down. "So you've pretty much been with IRIS your entire life? A company man?"