[He gives her arm a last squeeze before stepping back and letting the staff take over. No sense getting in the way now.]
Let me know it goes, then. I'll just be here waiting my turn.
[False confidence, at least, comes easily, and he can keep it up until she's out of sight. If he doesn't see her again today, he'll be likely be glued to his communicator, hoping for an update. They barely know each other, but he wants her to be okay.]
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[He gives her arm a last squeeze before stepping back and letting the staff take over. No sense getting in the way now.]
Let me know it goes, then. I'll just be here waiting my turn.
[False confidence, at least, comes easily, and he can keep it up until she's out of sight. If he doesn't see her again today, he'll be likely be glued to his communicator, hoping for an update. They barely know each other, but he wants her to be okay.]