[ Everyone has a story to tell; Penn travels enough to hear a lot of them. (And those that share — can you blame them? It's nice to know somebody's listening. Even when it's a stranger and even if it's only for a little while.)
Most castaways have sad stories to tell. But Penn also knows that sometimes kids do too.
He watches her hands, then her chin, then finally meets Nellie's eyes. He looks sad but understanding. (It's the set of his face; he can't help it.) ]
It's not your responsibility. It never was. [ Some castaways hate hearing that. It makes them sound helpless, like puppets strung up on strings of nostalgia and love. ] And that's okay.
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Most castaways have sad stories to tell. But Penn also knows that sometimes kids do too.
He watches her hands, then her chin, then finally meets Nellie's eyes. He looks sad but understanding. (It's the set of his face; he can't help it.) ]
It's not your responsibility. It never was. [ Some castaways hate hearing that. It makes them sound helpless, like puppets strung up on strings of nostalgia and love. ] And that's okay.