[(There was, he just ignored it.) Honestly he figured it was pretty rhetorical. And let’s be real—he’s not exactly in a hurry to make an open book of himself around here. But he’ll give her one for free. Flat and final, if a little belated—]
I don't do that anymore.
[Savior complexes and heroics. Didn't work out for him so hot the last time, y'know. Theoretically. (But here he is. It’s less true than he’d like to pretend. Talia had also noticed him falling into old habits and called him out on it. Not so long ago.)
But he doesn’t want to talk about that. So enough about him. He drops into a crouch in front of the door and gets to work. That sure is a lot of Is from someone who seemed pretty uninterested in the whole exercise.]
no subject
[(There was, he just ignored it.) Honestly he figured it was pretty rhetorical. And let’s be real—he’s not exactly in a hurry to make an open book of himself around here. But he’ll give her one for free. Flat and final, if a little belated—]
I don't do that anymore.
[Savior complexes and heroics. Didn't work out for him so hot the last time, y'know. Theoretically. (But here he is. It’s less true than he’d like to pretend. Talia had also noticed him falling into old habits and called him out on it. Not so long ago.)
But he doesn’t want to talk about that. So enough about him. He drops into a crouch in front of the door and gets to work. That sure is a lot of Is from someone who seemed pretty uninterested in the whole exercise.]
Are you coming?