His reaction, this time, was instantaneous. His tension wilted as he let out a long, relieved breath, an almost-smile crossing his face before melting into an rather sad moue. She knows, he doesn't have to pretend that everything was just tickety-boo. But he certainly empathized with her obvious unhappiness about the entire situation.
"Oh, my dear, more then you know. Which is precisely why I'm trying to...well...build little rafts, I suppose. the wooden furniture has the best chance of floating, and I was hoping that if I were able to tie enough pieces together, they could keep people out of the freezing water long enough for help to reach them, when the time comes."
He sighed, the sound of the plan just as ludicrous to his ears as he suspected it would be to anyone else who heard it. He knew it was more then likely a fool's errand, but he couldn't sit back and not do something.
"Frankly, I don't know that it will do much good in the long run, but it's better then trying to warn everyone ahead of time. They seemed to be under the impression that I had come down with a case of hysterics when I tried."
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"Oh, my dear, more then you know. Which is precisely why I'm trying to...well...build little rafts, I suppose. the wooden furniture has the best chance of floating, and I was hoping that if I were able to tie enough pieces together, they could keep people out of the freezing water long enough for help to reach them, when the time comes."
He sighed, the sound of the plan just as ludicrous to his ears as he suspected it would be to anyone else who heard it. He knew it was more then likely a fool's errand, but he couldn't sit back and not do something.
"Frankly, I don't know that it will do much good in the long run, but it's better then trying to warn everyone ahead of time. They seemed to be under the impression that I had come down with a case of hysterics when I tried."