[ Tommy spends some time frowning at her second message. Part of it sounds like stuff teachers used to say about applying himself and living up to his potential and other stuff that he didn't listen to much as a kid because he had wrestling and a crappy home life, and it never seemed to apply to him very much. (Not like Brendan.)
But the other part's more obviously good. He's glad she's not angry at him for stepping in. He didn't even think about whether she would be or not until that first message showed up on his comm. ]
you ever need help or anything, you call me
[ It's not actually an order, but Tommy feels stupid attaching something like "okay?" at the end. She will or she won't and either way, he'll do what he can to make it so she doesn't have to. ]
COMM-to-COMM MESSAGE
But the other part's more obviously good. He's glad she's not angry at him for stepping in. He didn't even think about whether she would be or not until that first message showed up on his comm. ]
you ever need help or anything, you call me
[ It's not actually an order, but Tommy feels stupid attaching something like "okay?" at the end. She will or she won't and either way, he'll do what he can to make it so she doesn't have to. ]