Re: Telepathic link: Preston R/Steve R
[He blinks from his resting place. Steve's presence is less tangible, there's no identifying scents, just a curious confidence, and now, relief.] Hi. [Images flash as membranes of thoughts—everything seen on the news and worse. It's reeled in.] I am.
[Luckily, he doesn't have to worry about catching his breath in thought. A dull ache pounds, throbs behind everything, but it's easy enough to ignore.] Are you? Are you—[Absence of thought.]—looking for someone?