Panic is generally an emotion to avoid, if possible.
[She says it gently, aware that it's harder for some to contain their emotions as well as Fortescue can. Even if Ned looked on the depressed side of things, he seems to be keeping a lid on things fairly well.
And even if something bad is coming, panic won't help. Quite the opposite. Instead of panic, Fortescue's moved right into coiled wariness of the situation.
Jazz, remembering the scritches last time, purrs and rubs his chin against Ned's hand.]
It could be worse. I shouldn't say that, as it's tempting fate, but. [Shrug.] Humanity survived to the point of building refrigerators, so we should all be fine as it is.
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[She says it gently, aware that it's harder for some to contain their emotions as well as Fortescue can. Even if Ned looked on the depressed side of things, he seems to be keeping a lid on things fairly well.
And even if something bad is coming, panic won't help. Quite the opposite. Instead of panic, Fortescue's moved right into coiled wariness of the situation.
Jazz, remembering the scritches last time, purrs and rubs his chin against Ned's hand.]
It could be worse. I shouldn't say that, as it's tempting fate, but. [Shrug.] Humanity survived to the point of building refrigerators, so we should all be fine as it is.