[ He nods. Doesn't grab ahold of Stephen, doesn't leave to run the conflict out of his head, doesn't plead for anything. Quentin nods, exhales hard, and taps the bar to ask for a refill. ]
Yeah. Yeah, anything. [ For you. ] I'll do what I can for Kovacs. What else do you need?
[ What else can Quentin do for him between now and what's next that he hasn't just done? The brief cast of Quentin's attention barward gives Stephen a second to compose himself, blow his own quick breath and all its captured feeling out through pursed lips. His own empty cup when he raises it to his mouth is full again - nervous need, where he might otherwise respect the establishment's capacity to do what they visit it for. ]
Just try to be as well as you are now when I see you next. [ As well as you are now. He's not going to start asking for miracles. Or imagining Quentin's well just because the face he's wearing is brave. And, as a dark little lightener of the mood - ] The way we left it, you're going to need more luck than I am.
[ Are jokes appropriate? Is this specific joke at Takeshi Kovacs' expense appropriate? The answer is no, and even less so than he's currently aware, but he can worry about the hit to his karma some other time. ]
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Yeah. Yeah, anything. [ For you. ] I'll do what I can for Kovacs. What else do you need?
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[ What else can Quentin do for him between now and what's next that he hasn't just done? The brief cast of Quentin's attention barward gives Stephen a second to compose himself, blow his own quick breath and all its captured feeling out through pursed lips. His own empty cup when he raises it to his mouth is full again - nervous need, where he might otherwise respect the establishment's capacity to do what they visit it for. ]
Just try to be as well as you are now when I see you next. [ As well as you are now. He's not going to start asking for miracles. Or imagining Quentin's well just because the face he's wearing is brave. And, as a dark little lightener of the mood - ] The way we left it, you're going to need more luck than I am.
[ Are jokes appropriate? Is this specific joke at Takeshi Kovacs' expense appropriate? The answer is no, and even less so than he's currently aware, but he can worry about the hit to his karma some other time. ]