He's never really been. But what he does is keep all his hurt and troubles at a distance where he can examine the big image without the details, because the details are what continue to tear at him.
BOB is a new detail. A recent development. Except he isn't, and having to dig into it hurts Cooper in places he'd forgotten and still can't remember.
And what hurts him even more is having to face that yet again, someone he cares about is in danger ... and he doesn't know what to do about it.
Somewhere, he's even wondering if BOB found Heather simply through his own being here. That had seemed to be why the Little Man had showed up. To talk to him. Maybe BOB had followed ... and Heather just happened to be his kind of girl ...
He needs to know when the other time or other times were. And what BOB did to her, said to her.
That's top priority right now.
Not him. And he looks genuinely confused for a split second, like he has no idea why she's asking him that.
"I'm okay", and he isn't, and has never really been, but that's not important right now. "Now tell me. Please."
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He's never really been. But what he does is keep all his hurt and troubles at a distance where he can examine the big image without the details, because the details are what continue to tear at him.
BOB is a new detail. A recent development. Except he isn't, and having to dig into it hurts Cooper in places he'd forgotten and still can't remember.
And what hurts him even more is having to face that yet again, someone he cares about is in danger ... and he doesn't know what to do about it.
Somewhere, he's even wondering if BOB found Heather simply through his own being here. That had seemed to be why the Little Man had showed up. To talk to him. Maybe BOB had followed ... and Heather just happened to be his kind of girl ...
He needs to know when the other time or other times were. And what BOB did to her, said to her.
That's top priority right now.
Not him. And he looks genuinely confused for a split second, like he has no idea why she's asking him that.
"I'm okay", and he isn't, and has never really been, but that's not important right now. "Now tell me. Please."