Maybe longer. He slept better as a child, he thinks, but that's just part of being a child. Or maybe they're just idealized memories of being a kid, and having nothing to worry about.
"It's gotten worse as I've gotten older, but I'm pretty used to it."
As if the inability to sleep well is just a part of aging, instead of tied to painful experience. But the two go hand in hand.
"I'd be in bad shape if I hadn't been able to sleep here."
A little levity. Even James Holden would struggle with a year on no sleep, surely. But he does have to stop to think about her question, which may be telling enough.
"Probably before the attack," he admits. "Maybe right after. I was fucking exhausted."
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Maybe longer. He slept better as a child, he thinks, but that's just part of being a child. Or maybe they're just idealized memories of being a kid, and having nothing to worry about.
"It's gotten worse as I've gotten older, but I'm pretty used to it."
As if the inability to sleep well is just a part of aging, instead of tied to painful experience. But the two go hand in hand.
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Her voice is the softest it's ever been, not marred by pity but by understanding.
"Whether here, or -" home? Although that's not exactly accurate now, is it? "Or where you were before?"
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A little levity. Even James Holden would struggle with a year on no sleep, surely. But he does have to stop to think about her question, which may be telling enough.
"Probably before the attack," he admits. "Maybe right after. I was fucking exhausted."