Oh, he's heard that tone before. He's never been so glad to have heard that tone before. He is definitely not letting go.
Arthur. It's Arthur. It's his Arthur.
He swallows a few times, and Arthur may hear it, how his breath goes shaky and overwhelmed, an entity unused to a body and all of the biological things that happen when emotions hit biology head on like a truck into a very small car. Finally, he chokes out-
"Arthur Lester. A-are you Arthur Lester? F-from Arkham?" Then, quickly, swallowing as much as he can in a gulp- "Do you remember a John- John Doe?"
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Arthur. It's Arthur. It's his Arthur.
He swallows a few times, and Arthur may hear it, how his breath goes shaky and overwhelmed, an entity unused to a body and all of the biological things that happen when emotions hit biology head on like a truck into a very small car. Finally, he chokes out-
"Arthur Lester. A-are you Arthur Lester? F-from Arkham?" Then, quickly, swallowing as much as he can in a gulp- "Do you remember a John- John Doe?"