[She does sound reassuring. But Tatsuo is only about half-way to where he can be reassured about anything.]
We shouldn't have been there. None of us should have been there. But especially Yosuke and Anya. They're not even out of high school yet! They're still kids. They shouldn't have to go through all this!
[He forces himself to take a breath.]
Someone died. In one of the other groups that got chucked out like we did. Something happened... and someone died. And all I can think about it how it could have been Yosuke too.
[And there it is. The fear that is keeping all of this going around and around in his head. The fear that something will happen to someone under his care and he'll be powerless to stop it.]
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We shouldn't have been there. None of us should have been there. But especially Yosuke and Anya. They're not even out of high school yet! They're still kids. They shouldn't have to go through all this!
[He forces himself to take a breath.]
Someone died. In one of the other groups that got chucked out like we did. Something happened... and someone died. And all I can think about it how it could have been Yosuke too.
[And there it is. The fear that is keeping all of this going around and around in his head. The fear that something will happen to someone under his care and he'll be powerless to stop it.]