[What Max tells him...it chills Basil to the bone. And he makes a connection very quickly.]
I-...is that what...?
[It explains why she came stumbling into his room, soaked and waterlogged. She'd tried to go into Lake, and...she said she was trying to help, right?
Well, the how and why of it doesn't matter right now. Basil is overwhelmed- they both are, for different reasons- but none of that is going to mean anything if Max dies. He doesn't care that she's undead; he knows that doesn't mean anything here.]
Are...are you cold? M-maybe I can warm you up...
[He knows Max is cold as a baseline, and getting her too hot would be a detriment, but...]
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I-...is that what...?
[It explains why she came stumbling into his room, soaked and waterlogged. She'd tried to go into Lake, and...she said she was trying to help, right?
Well, the how and why of it doesn't matter right now. Basil is overwhelmed- they both are, for different reasons- but none of that is going to mean anything if Max dies. He doesn't care that she's undead; he knows that doesn't mean anything here.]
Are...are you cold? M-maybe I can warm you up...
[He knows Max is cold as a baseline, and getting her too hot would be a detriment, but...]