He winces and stiffens, biting back a noise as Pidge wraps an arm around him, pressing into still-healing wounds. He takes a breath and lets it out. He's fine. He's fine. Focus on Pidge, who's just been through hell and is too goddamn smart to ignore the big picture.
"You're right - it's not going to be over until Chronoblivion is gone, and right now we have a mole on the ship." Which is something he's still struggling to come to terms with, thank you horribly justified paranoia. "But if you only look at the big picture, you'll drive yourself crazy. Break it down into steps. Step one, get off the Silent Horizon, which you did. Step two, give yourself enough time to rest and recover. Step three, take another look at the data. But step three can wait until at least tomorrow. Right now, you need to take care of yourself."
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"You're right - it's not going to be over until Chronoblivion is gone, and right now we have a mole on the ship." Which is something he's still struggling to come to terms with, thank you horribly justified paranoia. "But if you only look at the big picture, you'll drive yourself crazy. Break it down into steps. Step one, get off the Silent Horizon, which you did. Step two, give yourself enough time to rest and recover. Step three, take another look at the data. But step three can wait until at least tomorrow. Right now, you need to take care of yourself."