[ It is not, at all, by any sensible measure, in any way fine. But Arcade doesn't want to drop a month's worth of dramatic change and the unfortunate side-effects thereof onto Len right now.
Or ever, if he's honest. Len is going to have enough of his own, before long, if this isn't all some weird dream from which Arcade is going to wake on one of the convoy's unreasonably comfortable beds any minute now. And he still isn't totally sure of that. ]
I'm... fine.
[ That's as convincing as it ever is, Arcade already avoiding Len's gaze as he turns his attention back to the diner. ]
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[ It is not, at all, by any sensible measure, in any way fine. But Arcade doesn't want to drop a month's worth of dramatic change and the unfortunate side-effects thereof onto Len right now.
Or ever, if he's honest. Len is going to have enough of his own, before long, if this isn't all some weird dream from which Arcade is going to wake on one of the convoy's unreasonably comfortable beds any minute now. And he still isn't totally sure of that. ]
I'm... fine.
[ That's as convincing as it ever is, Arcade already avoiding Len's gaze as he turns his attention back to the diner. ]
Were you finished up, here?