[They're still not on the Veldt. It's not all that important. He lets it pass.]

Celes, please, if you-

[His voice breaks, and he stops talking. Stands before the crumbled face of the cave and stares at her in the dim light of the lantern and tries to keep himself together long enough to get them both to safety.]

[He's self aware enough to know that little he's said since he woke would have sounded very coherent or comforting. She's better at hiding it than Rachel had been, back when she'd woken confused and scared after her accident. But while Celes was still a mystery to Locke in a lot of ways, he knew her well enough to see that she wasn't able to fool him completely.]

I know how all this must sound. But you and I, we- We've been friends for a long time, now.

[Hesitated, there. Just a little.]

What can I do to help you trust me?