( Clementine lifts her head at the feeling of those fingertips against hers-- that simple touch. It means more to her than she could say. She spent a very long time on her own, and she was taking care of AJ, and it means she- She couldn't afford moments like this very often where she let herself feel something when it hurt.

She reaches out the rest of the way, grabbing hold of his hand. It takes her a moment before she can find her voice again but then she does: )

Yeah, it was pretty damn shitty. I'm okay now. ( There's this feeling that maybe people lose something when they die even if they do come back, but she can't put her finger on what it is, and she's still here. She still feels like herself. ) I just... want you to be careful when Events happen. I know we're used to having to fight for our lives all the time, but-

( She really doesn't want anything to happen to him even if he would come back. )