[ he nods at both things. ]

You can't hear much when you're floating. Or submerged. It's like... for as long as you can hold your breath, nothing in the world can reach you.

[ like a very long hug. it's isolating in a comforting way, especially when you've just had to be a huge asshole and accuse someone of murder in a fit of desperation. ]

You should try it sometime. If this all gets to be too much. [ like it is today! ]