[Twenty years of getting up at 5 am to be at the cafe by 6, no matter how late he'd stayed out the night before, had carefully honed Bolton's ability to wake up at the slightest provocation and be alert and ready to function at a split second's notice. When his PIP sings to life on his right arm and CECE's concerned voice speaks to him, that skill serves him well because he's up and out of bed, robe half on his shoulders, before he even registers more than a word of what she's saying.
Jamie's vital signs are erratic and far outside his normal standard deviations. I believe he may be having a panic attack.]
What's wrong? What's going on?
Don't you remember, Bolton? You issued an incentive earlier this week. I believe the Champions are discovering the body as we speak.
[He looks at the cameras on his PIP, swiping through them until he finds the art room and sees the crowd of Champions. He taps the microphone button, but his heart isn't in the announcement.]
Attention, Champions, the Champion Curiosity's body has been discovered. Now there will be a short period for investigation before the trial.
[He clicks it off again, and then finishes shrugging his robe on and runs out into the hallway. Jamie's sobs help lead the way to him, and Bolton's down on his knees next to him before he can think to do anything else, one arm around Jamie's chest and the other holding his partner's head close to his chest, fingers buried comfortingly in Jamie's thick hair, tilting his head down to kiss the crown of his head.]
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Jamie's vital signs are erratic and far outside his normal standard deviations. I believe he may be having a panic attack.]
What's wrong? What's going on?
Don't you remember, Bolton? You issued an incentive earlier this week. I believe the Champions are discovering the body as we speak.
[He looks at the cameras on his PIP, swiping through them until he finds the art room and sees the crowd of Champions. He taps the microphone button, but his heart isn't in the announcement.]
Attention, Champions, the Champion Curiosity's body has been discovered. Now there will be a short period for investigation before the trial.
[He clicks it off again, and then finishes shrugging his robe on and runs out into the hallway. Jamie's sobs help lead the way to him, and Bolton's down on his knees next to him before he can think to do anything else, one arm around Jamie's chest and the other holding his partner's head close to his chest, fingers buried comfortingly in Jamie's thick hair, tilting his head down to kiss the crown of his head.]
Jamie, breathe, you're okay. You're okay...