[Lux, Anduin, Crais, Nate and Nick, now Cinder...yes they wore. Or maybe weighed. More stones to the pile.
He doesn't answer the rest because...it's more vulnerability. More admittance to things he doesn't have the capacity for right now. How does he explain his friends and lovers who looked at him like he'd struck them or went terribly quiet for his veer back towards the more serious goals ahead of them? They're old hurts and he's tired.
He offers a small smile for the light humor and makes to stand again.]
Of course. Give me another week of alternate work, I'll be back to full by beginning of the month. Not to be stubborn but because I need the deadline.
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He doesn't answer the rest because...it's more vulnerability. More admittance to things he doesn't have the capacity for right now. How does he explain his friends and lovers who looked at him like he'd struck them or went terribly quiet for his veer back towards the more serious goals ahead of them? They're old hurts and he's tired.
He offers a small smile for the light humor and makes to stand again.]
Of course. Give me another week of alternate work, I'll be back to full by beginning of the month. Not to be stubborn but because I need the deadline.