I mean, the obvious things are plenty. But you know--it's easy to get twisted up in this place. The point of friends is to have someone to watch your back, right?
[ Although he’s not exactly feeling confident in his ability to protect himself or anyone else since he stopped being able to summon Moon Dregs. It makes him a little nervous to make the promise. ]
I do remember I liked how you kiss … just … so you know. That’s not something I’ve done a lot of.
Except for my mom giving me sips of stuff when I was a kid I never drank before I came here. I’d see how embarrassing she’d get when she got drunk and didn’t want any part of that.
Yeah, I mean that's typical hangover stuff, though, I mean like are you gonna be okay? How much of what's killing you can you put to rest with willow bark, water, and a hot bath?
[ Aren’t they all just constantly in at least a minor state of discomfort? The whole place is a discomfort, sometimes even if it’s on a low simmer, it’s always there.
A beat. He decides saying that kind of thing is just going to tie Quentin in knots, so he adds: ]
I’ll be fine. Eventually.
[ He won’t be. But there’s nothing the other can do about it, so why burden him? ]
[ That doesn't exactly detangle him, but he knows a shutdown when he hears one, at least. It's fine--it's not like they won't run into each other; he can keep an eye out. ]
...Okay. You gonna be good for shift this afternoon?
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[ Although he’s not exactly feeling confident in his ability to protect himself or anyone else since he stopped being able to summon Moon Dregs. It makes him a little nervous to make the promise. ]
I do remember I liked how you kiss … just … so you know. That’s not something I’ve done a lot of.
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Next time I'll catch you before you're exhausted, we can swap pointers. Can I give you one for today?
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I … definitely want a bath. Just as soon as my head stops pounding.
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[ This man is a nurse. ]
I was so ridiculous on whatever was in the food. I think I went at things too hard and I’m paying for it.
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...Junpei, are you okay?
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But I thought we’d established that already.
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[ Aren’t they all just constantly in at least a minor state of discomfort? The whole place is a discomfort, sometimes even if it’s on a low simmer, it’s always there.
A beat. He decides saying that kind of thing is just going to tie Quentin in knots, so he adds: ]
I’ll be fine. Eventually.
[ He won’t be. But there’s nothing the other can do about it, so why burden him? ]
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...Okay. You gonna be good for shift this afternoon?
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[ But. House won’t show up, right? There’s no way.
Now with even more to distract himself from than before, the desire to work the world away gets stronger. ]
Yeah. I’ll be there.
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