[He can hear her just fine, even if her voice is muffled. Though he has his earbuds in, no music is playing. There's nothing he wants to listen to. Nothing he listens to works, anyway. He hesitates.]
[She hesitates for a moment, and then feels foolish for the pause; even if she isn't sure whether or not it's true, it's probably what he needs to hear.]
action;
... are you sure?
action;
Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure.