"It's not that. I get that." Sort of. Like Vance had said, it was a choice he would have made himself.
He reached out, picking at the blanket they'd given Rich. Something to do with his hands. "And you don't need to remind me of the cosmic power we released. I was kinda right in the middle of that one." Which hadn't been fun in the least. "It was the least shitty choice out of a bunch of shitty choices. I just..."
He trailed off, jaw working slightly as he obviously went over and over something in his head. Vance tended to think a lot when he needed to say something and wasn't certain how.
Finally, he sighed and sat back, looking at Rich. "You get that that was the second time I could only watch while something terrible happened to a friend? Somebody I couldn't be there to help?"
Only made worse by the fact that he'd only JUST gotten Rich back.
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He reached out, picking at the blanket they'd given Rich. Something to do with his hands. "And you don't need to remind me of the cosmic power we released. I was kinda right in the middle of that one." Which hadn't been fun in the least. "It was the least shitty choice out of a bunch of shitty choices. I just..."
He trailed off, jaw working slightly as he obviously went over and over something in his head. Vance tended to think a lot when he needed to say something and wasn't certain how.
Finally, he sighed and sat back, looking at Rich. "You get that that was the second time I could only watch while something terrible happened to a friend? Somebody I couldn't be there to help?"
Only made worse by the fact that he'd only JUST gotten Rich back.