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You look a little bit older. More mature. ...The right word for a guy to say to a girl about time. [He clears his throat.] But the same. [And in his case the same means "little Dawnie." He knows she's been growing up and that she's strong. He's seen it when maybe not everyone else has, but it doesn't mean he was ready to see all of it.
He watches her with that one good eye, and he doesn't miss how upset she is. How could he?]
Hey... It's going to be okay. [Is this real? Is she...are they really? And this is all for him? He can't make that compute right now. What he can focus on is that Dawn is upset. He tries reaching out again to wrap an arm around her.]