[ It's sad to say, but JJ can't often remember the details of the most important moments of his life. There's too much adrenaline when he's on the ice, or on a stage, and the rush of the moment is too much. He never remembers the reality of his actions or what was happening around him, only the emotion that he carried with him.
Right now, he feels numb. Not shocked or scared, but rather like a void, as if it's impossible for him to even accept that this is happening to him. He feels nothing, but the time around them passes slow, and when the child cries, and motion returns to the area, he can't hear it, like he's not even there.
Except when Athena's hands move from him, and then he zeroes into, uncomprehending at first as he watches her, tears in her eyes and frozen.
Then it comes: concern and confusion, and he's moving, shifting onto his knees so that he can get her arms around her. He doesn't know what to do other than pull her in toward his chest. She fits there easily, small and slight in comparison to his larger frame. ]
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Right now, he feels numb. Not shocked or scared, but rather like a void, as if it's impossible for him to even accept that this is happening to him. He feels nothing, but the time around them passes slow, and when the child cries, and motion returns to the area, he can't hear it, like he's not even there.
Except when Athena's hands move from him, and then he zeroes into, uncomprehending at first as he watches her, tears in her eyes and frozen.
Then it comes: concern and confusion, and he's moving, shifting onto his knees so that he can get her arms around her. He doesn't know what to do other than pull her in toward his chest. She fits there easily, small and slight in comparison to his larger frame. ]
Athena?