[Shock makes him jerk his head up, eyes wide and mouth falling open.] It was... you?
[Things slot into place. More about the things Zack says and does roll through his mind's eye, suddenly clear in a way they never were before. Even that first day they met, when Zack had needed someone to write his name for him, instantly - and painfully - make sense.
He's quiet for a very long moment. Not even sure what to say, because what can you ever say to someone who has been through that?
But eventually, the words will softly leave him.] I know it... probably isn't worth much, but... I'm sorry for everything you went through.
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[Things slot into place. More about the things Zack says and does roll through his mind's eye, suddenly clear in a way they never were before. Even that first day they met, when Zack had needed someone to write his name for him, instantly - and painfully - make sense.
He's quiet for a very long moment. Not even sure what to say, because what can you ever say to someone who has been through that?
But eventually, the words will softly leave him.] I know it... probably isn't worth much, but... I'm sorry for everything you went through.