[ She could hear him. It was just him, then. He steps back, shoulders slumping slightly. The panic dulls into muted acceptance. With everything he'd been through, what was losing his ability to hear, too? Maybe it was the least he deserved... but even in that, he felt himself worrying. What would he do?
... He wasn't the only one, though. She could hear, but the way she'd touched her throat, the way she'd tried to speak... He looks up at her, concern in his eyes. ]
Can you...? I mean, has something happened to you, too?
[ His voice is still loud, but not the near-shout of before. ]
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... He wasn't the only one, though. She could hear, but the way she'd touched her throat, the way she'd tried to speak... He looks up at her, concern in his eyes. ]
Can you...? I mean, has something happened to you, too?
[ His voice is still loud, but not the near-shout of before. ]