[There's a sick note in his voice. He's had time to come to terms with it but he knows very well the crushing realization Eddie is in the middle of having now. When he first showed up and realized he was alone it was like a punch in the gut, and even now it sometimes still comes back to ache. As a kid who'd never been homesick before, Jake had it worse than most. He had no immunity built up.]
I've been hoping for months Roland would show up. He always came for me, you know, and now...
[He waves a clawed hand hopelessly.]
But I've got you now and that's more than I ever thought I'd get.
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[There's a sick note in his voice. He's had time to come to terms with it but he knows very well the crushing realization Eddie is in the middle of having now. When he first showed up and realized he was alone it was like a punch in the gut, and even now it sometimes still comes back to ache. As a kid who'd never been homesick before, Jake had it worse than most. He had no immunity built up.]
I've been hoping for months Roland would show up. He always came for me, you know, and now...
[He waves a clawed hand hopelessly.]
But I've got you now and that's more than I ever thought I'd get.