[ There's a little tilt of his head as the other takes his hand but he returns that squeeze without hesitation.]
Oh? wish to do something to celebrate? Or is it...not a happy milestone? [ Because hey- everything that happened in the city. It's not shocking, really.]
A lack of a choice isn't really the same thing, John.
[ It felt worth pointing out, regardless.]
When you have only madness waiting for you in the darkness, finding my feet here is less of choice and more like the only move you can make on a chessboard.
[ He said simply with a little one-shouldered shrug as his fingers interlinked with the others tighter.]
But I would chose to be wherever you are, with every choice I could make. So I am happy here.
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Oh? wish to do something to celebrate? Or is it...not a happy milestone? [ Because hey- everything that happened in the city. It's not shocking, really.]
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[ Rubbing the pad of his thumb over the back of Caliban's hand, he looks up to him again. ]
I'm guessing you're happy to be here. Because of what you have to go back to.
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[ It felt worth pointing out, regardless.]
When you have only madness waiting for you in the darkness, finding my feet here is less of choice and more like the only move you can make on a chessboard.
[ He said simply with a little one-shouldered shrug as his fingers interlinked with the others tighter.]
But I would chose to be wherever you are, with every choice I could make. So I am happy here.