[The 'lost in the forest' thing was kind of on-the-nose accurate for Dixon, to the point where even he drew a connection and felt a little insulted over it. But it's true; he's very lost, very unmoored, keeling around in a storm just trying to keep the boat from flipping over.
Anyway, it's something to talk about besides dead kids. Dixon figures if she's talking about that then she's at least using a tiny bit of her mind to think about something besides whether her son is still alive. Even just a tiny bit means it isn't all-consuming, at least for a second.]
You think we're going on an adventure or something?
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[The 'lost in the forest' thing was kind of on-the-nose accurate for Dixon, to the point where even he drew a connection and felt a little insulted over it. But it's true; he's very lost, very unmoored, keeling around in a storm just trying to keep the boat from flipping over.
Anyway, it's something to talk about besides dead kids. Dixon figures if she's talking about that then she's at least using a tiny bit of her mind to think about something besides whether her son is still alive. Even just a tiny bit means it isn't all-consuming, at least for a second.]
You think we're going on an adventure or something?