Hey— [ He pokes his finger in her direction without much heat. ] Being supportive is free, thank you. I could really be going through a hard time right now.
[ Liquor makes for a great mood lifter, though. He'll take it. His expression shifts, mercurial, and he scratches the back of his head. ]
Not exactly. [ Technically, Nocwich is by the seaside, too, but this area's gloomier than what he'd had in mind. Besides, it's not that. It's, well. He fiddles with a bit of dried wax that's dripped onto the table. ] I mean, we were gonna do it together, so.
[ Look, he misses Stede is what it comes down to. Just feels extremely fucking unfair to yank him out of a life he was trying to start barely 24 hours ago. Couldn't have given him a week. They didn't even get to put the curtains up. ]
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[ Liquor makes for a great mood lifter, though. He'll take it. His expression shifts, mercurial, and he scratches the back of his head. ]
Not exactly. [ Technically, Nocwich is by the seaside, too, but this area's gloomier than what he'd had in mind. Besides, it's not that. It's, well. He fiddles with a bit of dried wax that's dripped onto the table. ] I mean, we were gonna do it together, so.
[ Look, he misses Stede is what it comes down to. Just feels extremely fucking unfair to yank him out of a life he was trying to start barely 24 hours ago. Couldn't have given him a week. They didn't even get to put the curtains up. ]