[Foster care. That says a lot, and it's not something to be ignored.]
Difficult, I imagine.
[A vague sympathy, acknowledgement. The best he can do, really. It deserves some comment, he feels. The nagging voice in his head that sometimes crops up in his head in social situations says so. Funny how much like John it sounds. Still, there is cause to linger on the topic.
Family situations or the lack thereof are worth mention, but there is no need for discussion.
But he is curious about her. Not her family life, no, but about her. In this place, ripped from their natural settings and without much context for what he can perceive, some deductions are difficult. At least with newcomers. Patterns will take hold or re-emerge as life is settled into, and some things act as constants, but the change is jarring, and he must account for that.]
Are there any personal items you'd like to see arrive, Doctor Brennan?
[Possessions can say a great deal about a person, especially about what is valued and what is not.]
[filtered - 90%]
Difficult, I imagine.
[A vague sympathy, acknowledgement. The best he can do, really. It deserves some comment, he feels. The nagging voice in his head that sometimes crops up in his head in social situations says so. Funny how much like John it sounds. Still, there is cause to linger on the topic.
Family situations or the lack thereof are worth mention, but there is no need for discussion.
But he is curious about her. Not her family life, no, but about her. In this place, ripped from their natural settings and without much context for what he can perceive, some deductions are difficult. At least with newcomers. Patterns will take hold or re-emerge as life is settled into, and some things act as constants, but the change is jarring, and he must account for that.]
Are there any personal items you'd like to see arrive, Doctor Brennan?
[Possessions can say a great deal about a person, especially about what is valued and what is not.]