He's not really sure why Jason brought it up now. But... maybe it was a little reassuring that he didn't want to talk to Malik, when he would talk to Griffin.
Maybe. Or maybe he was being overly hopeful.
Griffin draws back though, not wanting to overstep again.]
[it's... an impulse. something else that's negative-- someone else that he's mad at. that he hasn't forgiven.
and two different approaches. and also, a way to shift the subject. to avoid talking about things, even if he feels like he's going to have to be direct.]
I want to look something up... And I need to grab another camera.
[a pause, as he considers Griffin, again. something distant in his eyes, even as he almost inclines his head towards him before pulling back.]
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Malid was back. Yet another person came back. Why? Why was it never people he cared about? Never his family. None of them.
He tries to push that selfish sense of abandonment away, to pass it as concern instead.]
Oh. How... is he?
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Didn't want to talk to him.
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[...
He's not really sure why Jason brought it up now. But... maybe it was a little reassuring that he didn't want to talk to Malik, when he would talk to Griffin.
Maybe. Or maybe he was being overly hopeful.
Griffin draws back though, not wanting to overstep again.]
Does that mean you're leaving?
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and two different approaches. and also, a way to shift the subject. to avoid talking about things, even if he feels like he's going to have to be direct.]
I want to look something up... And I need to grab another camera.
[a pause, as he considers Griffin, again. something distant in his eyes, even as he almost inclines his head towards him before pulling back.]
Keep working on making things up with Talon.
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Yeah. I'm gonna.
[He pauses also, examining the fatigue in Jason's face. Then, as a... firm suggestion, he tells him,]
You should probably clock a few more hours in. You look like you need the rest.
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Sleep. I'll wake you up if you start thrashing again.
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But finally, he sighs.]
20 minutes.
[not several hours. A nap.]
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Deal.