[Kind of. It's not ideal, but it's better than the alternative. Tim screws his eyes shut, counting his breaths. The ice-cold of the water, slick against his lungs and his throat, is all in his head. Just stay awake. Just stay alive. Concentrate, concentrate.]
...no.
[It's not convincing. It's far from it, particularly when he started off their interaction the way he did. So he revises the statement, stumbling over the words:]
no subject
...no.
[It's not convincing. It's far from it, particularly when he started off their interaction the way he did. So he revises the statement, stumbling over the words:]
I mean...not really.