"...You get where I was going now, wanting to skip this part?" Just. Dive into the fun, warm, comfortable part of being with someone and avoiding all this existential dread. The flirting, the fun, the casual camaraderie- it'd been nice for the half second he'd had it before Locus locked up and wondered what the fuck was going on.

Kind of impossible to reach for that now.

Doesn't stop him from turning enough to make room at his side, from extending an arm to Locus. Wiggle his fingers in a 'come here' curl. In this quiet space where everything feels so massive and he feels so small...maybe he can steal a little of what he'd wanted earlier. Before they had to leave and put this away for good.