When the boy sat with them Tom reached out and took his hand to give it a squeeze. He's learned a lot about Minoru lately and figured the boy could use the silent support.

"I am too. I'm sorry you've got to deal with more emotional turmoil." Though he said it Tom knew this was, in part, a fact of life around Ziggy. Emotions didn't come in moderation, not that they should in this moment. "I'm glad you're here for him."

While Tom felt the pang of loss, and he knew his wife did too, Ziggy needed the support more because his wounds were so much deeper. Tom remembered being on the Stardust, dying and thinking he would never see his wife again. Those brief minutes had been too much. This was something wholly different.