[Yeah. He's kind of glad she got him to admit it too. Not that he ever wasn't cognizant of it, exactly, being internally cognizant of it and being able to say it aloud are two different things. It's a step forward, probably. He doesn't know, he doesn't know what recovery is supposed to look like. He thought it was sailing with his brother around the world and slowly rebuilding the relationship he'd destroyed, but that path to atonement is closed to him. So he's got this instead.]
That's... a kind offer, but no, thank you.
I think I will take a page out of your book, though.
[He recalls Bug Zapper, then stands and exits his room. Once outside he reaches into his jacket, into one of ever so many pockets, and pulls out his own stash of Persim zest. He's earned this. This is more vulnerable than he's been in a very long time.]
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Date: 2018-02-17 06:02 am (UTC)That's... a kind offer, but no, thank you.
I think I will take a page out of your book, though.
[He recalls Bug Zapper, then stands and exits his room. Once outside he reaches into his jacket, into one of ever so many pockets, and pulls out his own stash of Persim zest. He's earned this. This is more vulnerable than he's been in a very long time.]
I'm sorry. About your friend.