[He feels lucky that Jake and Dave are with him. They're in their own ways both really reassuring people to be around, and he has a feeling they have more of a bedside manner than he could ever hope to. As Jake starts to offer him the strength of hope, however, Dirk's anxiety about this failure of his starts to relax. He exhales, and he holds his fist out to her. For a bump.]
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[He feels lucky that Jake and Dave are with him. They're in their own ways both really reassuring people to be around, and he has a feeling they have more of a bedside manner than he could ever hope to. As Jake starts to offer him the strength of hope, however, Dirk's anxiety about this failure of his starts to relax. He exhales, and he holds his fist out to her. For a bump.]
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