[It's not. More teasing. It breaks the tension. Matt really feels like he could laugh in the moment. All this panic and worry. Listening to Mike speak and joke sets his heart at ease again. He keeps close still, like he too needs the warmth and touch.]
I fought Frank before. [Well, they both have but listen--] he was so careful with you. His heart was going in such a panic.
[This man has suffered tremendous loss as it was. A wife and children, a whole life before this one. Frank still had the capacity to worry. There will likely be a few more bumps on Matt's road to acceptance. This is a huge moment as much as he tries to undercut it.]
...I could feel that he didn't want me here, you asked though and he did it.
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[It's not. More teasing. It breaks the tension. Matt really feels like he could laugh in the moment. All this panic and worry. Listening to Mike speak and joke sets his heart at ease again. He keeps close still, like he too needs the warmth and touch.]
I fought Frank before. [Well, they both have but listen--] he was so careful with you. His heart was going in such a panic.
[This man has suffered tremendous loss as it was. A wife and children, a whole life before this one. Frank still had the capacity to worry. There will likely be a few more bumps on Matt's road to acceptance. This is a huge moment as much as he tries to undercut it.]
...I could feel that he didn't want me here, you asked though and he did it.