[ Amen to that - Sam's not particularly inclined to talk too much about himself, but especially not about his traumas. His brand of seeming open and personable to others tends to involve him making pleasant conversation without spilling his own guts to others - unless it relates to what the other person talked about that is.

Sam's smile is warm, if a little wistful. ]

Used to be big. [ The Wilson family is steeped in a history of loss. ] These days, it's my sister, my nephews and I. Place we're from is a small community though, so the family sure feels bigger than that.

[ And there's the easy out - smoothly moves past the old hurts with a small, companionable joke. ]

I think we can afford some optimism - gotta believe we'll see our respective families again, yeah?