[A pause, a few heartbeats; Alex feels like everything's a little unsteady. Anya is seasoning meat, always busy, and he's just standing here. Reacting.]
[He digs around for a bread knife and cutting board and starts slicing, for something - anything to do with his hands.]
You worried about him?
[Not Peter, not Charles. The because I am is barely implicit, it's so obvious in his eyes. Ben is one of those people he can't afford to lose.]
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[A pause, a few heartbeats; Alex feels like everything's a little unsteady. Anya is seasoning meat, always busy, and he's just standing here. Reacting.]
[He digs around for a bread knife and cutting board and starts slicing, for something - anything to do with his hands.]
You worried about him?
[Not Peter, not Charles. The because I am is barely implicit, it's so obvious in his eyes. Ben is one of those people he can't afford to lose.]