[She waited for a reply, somewhat patiently. It was hard to know what he would think of her almost giving up like that. There had been no logical reason to hope, and at times it had seemed like the Animus were driving the point home. Saul left, then Zexion, then Obito, and then Billy. The only person left she'd worked with was the one she now despised, Kurotsuchi.
But Saul's reaction erased the wondering. Carmen reached around him to hold him with one arm. It wasn't simply that she'd missed him. He was now secure if he did fall asleep, though. And he looked weary enough to. She pulled off her hat, setting it to the side, and let her own headrest against his.]
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But Saul's reaction erased the wondering. Carmen reached around him to hold him with one arm. It wasn't simply that she'd missed him. He was now secure if he did fall asleep, though. And he looked weary enough to. She pulled off her hat, setting it to the side, and let her own headrest against his.]