[Here's where he'll pause, long enough that it seems like he might not say what comes next.]
... Don't tell her I said this, but lately it feels like she's ...
[Here's the thing, Wheejack. This may be a thought that he hasn't really spoken aloud. To anyone. And the words just seem to fall short of what he really means. Bee had seen her in the aftermath of not one, but two world-shattering losses. And half the time, he'd always wondered if Arcee was one step away from... not giving up entirely. But something just as grim.]
She's closer. To being okay.
I just didn't know who to thank, until I talked to you out here.
[Because of Wheeljack.
He seems to trail off after that, uncertain of what to say.]
[Action]
It's good that Arcee's opened up to you.
I didn't see the two of you coming. But hey.
[Here's where he'll pause, long enough that it seems like he might not say what comes next.]
... Don't tell her I said this, but lately it feels like she's ...
[Here's the thing, Wheejack. This may be a thought that he hasn't really spoken aloud. To anyone. And the words just seem to fall short of what he really means. Bee had seen her in the aftermath of not one, but two world-shattering losses. And half the time, he'd always wondered if Arcee was one step away from... not giving up entirely. But something just as grim.]
She's closer. To being okay.
I just didn't know who to thank, until I talked to you out here.
[Because of Wheeljack.
He seems to trail off after that, uncertain of what to say.]