[ 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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[ 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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