[Gold's quiet, never really sure what to say to things like this, before he picks up a cue stick he figures might be a good match for her and prods the thicker end into her stomach, both to catch her attention and to, well, hand it off.]
You know the rules well enough, yeah? Show me what your man taught you.
[Because he's not the best at comforting people -- especially people he doesn't really know or get along with -- but he knows that distractions are good, and if James played the game enough with her around... he figures it's kind of like honoring the dead, or something like that? Maybe she'll enjoy it. Something.
That aside, he does have a notably softer tone in talking to her, but it's not pitying. Just soft.]
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You know the rules well enough, yeah? Show me what your man taught you.
[Because he's not the best at comforting people -- especially people he doesn't really know or get along with -- but he knows that distractions are good, and if James played the game enough with her around... he figures it's kind of like honoring the dead, or something like that? Maybe she'll enjoy it. Something.
That aside, he does have a notably softer tone in talking to her, but it's not pitying. Just soft.]