[That's more or less what's keeping Gene from being totally broken up about it. It'll pass. He's not hurt or anything, and it'll pass. There's no real reason to worry.
(Really, he'd be worried if things had been different, but he's more shaken up having discovered it on the heels of a nightmare. He has them a lot, about pretty much everything, but most often he's in the dark, with someone sneaking into his foxhole to stab him or Snafu or Burgie to death, and he's fallen asleep on watch and doesn't stop it in time. Waking up on the heels of one of those and then not being able to wake Snaf up was kind of terrifying, even if his rational brain has kicked back in.)
He sets the plate aside and gives Jimmy another sort of surprised, grateful look.]
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(Really, he'd be worried if things had been different, but he's more shaken up having discovered it on the heels of a nightmare. He has them a lot, about pretty much everything, but most often he's in the dark, with someone sneaking into his foxhole to stab him or Snafu or Burgie to death, and he's fallen asleep on watch and doesn't stop it in time. Waking up on the heels of one of those and then not being able to wake Snaf up was kind of terrifying, even if his rational brain has kicked back in.)
He sets the plate aside and gives Jimmy another sort of surprised, grateful look.]
You sure?