Context is everything. It determines how you act and when, the words you use, who you are -- you can't just exist in a vacuum. It's impossible. And it's so easy to lose track of who you're supposed to be when you're neither here nor there...
[ miles lets himself trail off as he realizes where he's going with this, and he coughs, embarrassed. dammit, he's supposed to be helping her here. he lets out a self-conscious laugh. ]
Sorry, I've lost you. I don't usually wear my crazy on my sleeve like that. [ he gives her a rueful smile with a touch of well-worn self-deprecation. ] Don't worry about it.
[ he glances back at his desk where he assumes not-sans still is, seeing nothing, but not without understanding. he clasps lara's hand a little tighter. ]
Anyway -- you can stay here as long as you like. If you like. I mean -- I'm not going to make you stay, but if you need... [ anything? ] If you need to, you can hang out in here. I don't mind.
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[ miles lets himself trail off as he realizes where he's going with this, and he coughs, embarrassed. dammit, he's supposed to be helping her here. he lets out a self-conscious laugh. ]
Sorry, I've lost you. I don't usually wear my crazy on my sleeve like that. [ he gives her a rueful smile with a touch of well-worn self-deprecation. ] Don't worry about it.
[ he glances back at his desk where he assumes not-sans still is, seeing nothing, but not without understanding. he clasps lara's hand a little tighter. ]
Anyway -- you can stay here as long as you like. If you like. I mean -- I'm not going to make you stay, but if you need... [ anything? ] If you need to, you can hang out in here. I don't mind.