[ percy looks confused and a little shaken, too, but seeing him still calms something inside charlie. he isn't alone. even if their friendship might not have happened the way he remembers it, it's still real, isn't it? he isn't alone. (all of his people are dead. it doesn't get much more alone than that.) ]
Good. [ charlie's nod comes maybe a little too soon, and he hesitates, resisting the instinct to reach for percy for a moment before giving in regardless, settling his fingers loosely around percy's wrist.
once they're away from the trailer, somewhere where charlie at least cannot see any cameras, he asks: ] Did you hear the messages?
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Good. [ charlie's nod comes maybe a little too soon, and he hesitates, resisting the instinct to reach for percy for a moment before giving in regardless, settling his fingers loosely around percy's wrist.
once they're away from the trailer, somewhere where charlie at least cannot see any cameras, he asks: ] Did you hear the messages?