It's something that I've used as my own distraction lately I've found.

( distraction from what has been occurring but also from the fact that she'd died, that she wasn't handling that fact or her return to life very well.

there's a gentle whisper at helga, a hand gesture which the dog seems to respond to before she leans across to pet her, scratching at her ears before giving her lap a pat to let her lay her head on whilst she kept petting her )

And I wanted to check in on you, see how you were doing.