( He doesn't say that it's incredibly generous of her to assume he'd catch onto anything, but especially not more random books appearing, considering... who the two of them are as people. Random books constantly appearing in their general vicinity is practically a given, and the reality is, it probably would have taken months for him to cotton on — if ever.
But, you know what? He'll take the compliment without correcting it.
It occurs to him, not for the first time, how much worse he is now than he was when they were together. How much more mentally unstable, how much more of a space-cadet, how bad his mental condition had deteriorated after her coma. She might have some idea of it, he can't be sure how much she's seen, but he can only assume she doesn't actually know — hasn't had to deal with him on a day to day basis to see just how far he's fallen from his already not-very-high pedestal of mediocrity.
Gee, this is gonna be a fun hurdle to overcome. Can't wait.
But, there's a time and a place for dealing with that, and he's perfectly content to postpone it for a while in favor of this reunion. It's not hard to let his brain move on, especially not once he cracks open the cover to peer inside with a small amount of trepidation. )
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But, you know what? He'll take the compliment without correcting it.
It occurs to him, not for the first time, how much worse he is now than he was when they were together. How much more mentally unstable, how much more of a space-cadet, how bad his mental condition had deteriorated after her coma. She might have some idea of it, he can't be sure how much she's seen, but he can only assume she doesn't actually know — hasn't had to deal with him on a day to day basis to see just how far he's fallen from his already not-very-high pedestal of mediocrity.
Gee, this is gonna be a fun hurdle to overcome. Can't wait.
But, there's a time and a place for dealing with that, and he's perfectly content to postpone it for a while in favor of this reunion. It's not hard to let his brain move on, especially not once he cracks open the cover to peer inside with a small amount of trepidation. )