Who in their right minds would say no to charred meat, really? Certainly not Doc.
"Yes. There was a rather different crowd in town during that time." To tally up all the losses since then... well, he'd rather live in hope that they managed to find a way home rather than dying permanently to whatever it is Mathias has in store for them. It helps somewhat that they don't really know the fate of those who have gone and never returned, either, even if sometimes it did feel like a parade of imaginary friends in a fever dream.
He doesn't mention about wondering what happened to the others. They have enough of their own woes and sorrows and losses to deal with right now. All he offers is a quiet little grunt of appreciation when the water is delivered. He doesn't drink from it, although he does stroke the side of his finger against the outer surface of the glass in thought as the topic of the unfortunate ladies in the forest comes up.
"The women? They jumped," Doc said simply. There was nothing he could do for them. And he doubted they wanted him to do anything either. He's not even sure if those women (are they even women?) are in the same plane of existence as the people in this room.
"Nothing has jumped back yet, but. I wouldn't rule it out. Even if most of the town is all burnt to shits."
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"Yes. There was a rather different crowd in town during that time." To tally up all the losses since then... well, he'd rather live in hope that they managed to find a way home rather than dying permanently to whatever it is Mathias has in store for them. It helps somewhat that they don't really know the fate of those who have gone and never returned, either, even if sometimes it did feel like a parade of imaginary friends in a fever dream.
He doesn't mention about wondering what happened to the others. They have enough of their own woes and sorrows and losses to deal with right now. All he offers is a quiet little grunt of appreciation when the water is delivered. He doesn't drink from it, although he does stroke the side of his finger against the outer surface of the glass in thought as the topic of the unfortunate ladies in the forest comes up.
"The women? They jumped," Doc said simply. There was nothing he could do for them. And he doubted they wanted him to do anything either. He's not even sure if those women (are they even women?) are in the same plane of existence as the people in this room.
"Nothing has jumped back yet, but. I wouldn't rule it out. Even if most of the town is all burnt to shits."