[Frustration was rising again but Joaquin held it in. He took a deep breath.]
This isn't a game, Manolo. We have to figure out how to get you back to being you rather than... [a slightly wild gesture] this!
Manolo. [He reaches out and grasps Manolo's stone shoulders, trying whatever he can to get his point as clearly across as possible.] I don't want to feel like I should avoid you just to hold on to whatever is left of my sanity!
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This isn't a game, Manolo. We have to figure out how to get you back to being you rather than... [a slightly wild gesture] this!
Manolo. [He reaches out and grasps Manolo's stone shoulders, trying whatever he can to get his point as clearly across as possible.] I don't want to feel like I should avoid you just to hold on to whatever is left of my sanity!