[ The watch is a comfort already, regardless of the pain that may come with it. Now that it's on his hand, he doesn't think he could bear to part with it. It's senseless, but he clings to it like it bears what's left of La'an, like it keeps some part of her alive. ]

You've done plenty already, believe me.

[ More than he would expect from a virtual stranger, even one who's gotten to know La'an. Not just that he's taken the time to talk to Jim, but that he gave him something that must mean something to him as well. Not everyone would— Jim is pretty sure he wouldn't, in his place. ]

Just need some time to process all this. [ Yes, he knows he might not get the luxury of time here. He's also aware that the question he's about to make will likely work against that, but he has to know, so. ] The more recent Darkwalker attack. Is that— what happened to her?