[When the full meaning hits him, he abruptly jerks his hand back like he's been burned.] I am so sorry, Joaquin, I didn't--
[He didn't know, but now their heated exchange back at the Halloween party makes a lot more sense, and he realizes why his reassurances only seemed to make Joaquin angrier. He can keep saying he's fine until he's blue in the face, but Joaquin will never truly escape the grisly truth of the matter.
He turns his face away for a second, torn between the urge to spare his friend such a horrible sight and his misgivings about turning his back toward the man and his obvious suffering.]
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[When the full meaning hits him, he abruptly jerks his hand back like he's been burned.] I am so sorry, Joaquin, I didn't--
[He didn't know, but now their heated exchange back at the Halloween party makes a lot more sense, and he realizes why his reassurances only seemed to make Joaquin angrier. He can keep saying he's fine until he's blue in the face, but Joaquin will never truly escape the grisly truth of the matter.
He turns his face away for a second, torn between the urge to spare his friend such a horrible sight and his misgivings about turning his back toward the man and his obvious suffering.]