[ He didn't -- and slowing down as Richie does John turns back through the conversation to confirm that. He just assumed that was why he was being told the story, what 'woke up' meant. Otherwise he was, presumably, just healed up from his... skin-peeling trauma?
He hesitates, shrugs vaguely because he doesn't want to push Richie and it's fine if he was wrong but something about his reaction is weird. Maybe he was just, near to death? And it's a bad memory? Now is probably not the time to push it.
Still -- ]
To head off the dragon? There were a decent number of us. Some of them in the relative safety of their fancy big robot things.
[ John, on his feet, insisting on helping anyway like a jerk who doesn't value his own life. ]
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He hesitates, shrugs vaguely because he doesn't want to push Richie and it's fine if he was wrong but something about his reaction is weird. Maybe he was just, near to death? And it's a bad memory? Now is probably not the time to push it.
Still -- ]
To head off the dragon? There were a decent number of us. Some of them in the relative safety of their fancy big robot things.
[ John, on his feet, insisting on helping anyway like a jerk who doesn't value his own life. ]