[ He stares at John for a bit longer before resuming his work on the kettle. It takes him a bit to answer and not just because he's close to finished with it.
He hasn't stopped to wonder what this is, with John, except to question the fidelity of it all, of visiting him when he ought to focus on the situation they've landed him in back home. Since his last visit, however, he's been seeing the man in dreams as well; not too often but often enough, in ways that clearly imply a subconscious preoccupation. He visits him from the get-go now, doesn't wait until night-time as in the beginning, and he... enjoys the hours John grants him, the time they spent.
Growing attached is no danger at all, so long as you can shoulder the break. He's never been overly good at that, granted, but John's a human and comparatively unimportant - certainly, in time, he'll be able to do what he must and leave him behind, no matter what else transpires. He exhales, slowly. Picks the path that he wants and tries not to think about why he shouldn't. ]
I see. [ He sets the kettle on the table. ] That's fine, then.
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He hasn't stopped to wonder what this is, with John, except to question the fidelity of it all, of visiting him when he ought to focus on the situation they've landed him in back home. Since his last visit, however, he's been seeing the man in dreams as well; not too often but often enough, in ways that clearly imply a subconscious preoccupation. He visits him from the get-go now, doesn't wait until night-time as in the beginning, and he... enjoys the hours John grants him, the time they spent.
Growing attached is no danger at all, so long as you can shoulder the break. He's never been overly good at that, granted, but John's a human and comparatively unimportant - certainly, in time, he'll be able to do what he must and leave him behind, no matter what else transpires. He exhales, slowly. Picks the path that he wants and tries not to think about why he shouldn't. ]
I see. [ He sets the kettle on the table. ] That's fine, then.