[ The tension's finally draining from his posture, and even if he just looks defeated and meek as a result, he's at least more casual now - and maybe more open. The hesitant shields he'd thrown up didn't seem to last long. ]
Yeah, I'm not sure if I'd count on it. I'm clearly not going to be winning any friend of the year awards any time soon.
[ But whether Tosh knows it or not, hearing this from someone else is a point in Aidan's favor - not really enough for Josh to forgive the whole corpse thing, but now he feels partially responsible. It's hard to hold grudges when you helped sink the boat. ]
You seem... weirdly calm about this whole vampire attack thing. Your job back home must have really screwed with your sense of normal. [ Wait, that sounds rude. ] I mean, in a good way. [ ... wait. ] Actually, no, I guess there is no good way. I just mean a lot of people probably wouldn't worry about the vampire's well-being first.
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Yeah, I'm not sure if I'd count on it. I'm clearly not going to be winning any friend of the year awards any time soon.
[ But whether Tosh knows it or not, hearing this from someone else is a point in Aidan's favor - not really enough for Josh to forgive the whole corpse thing, but now he feels partially responsible. It's hard to hold grudges when you helped sink the boat. ]
You seem... weirdly calm about this whole vampire attack thing. Your job back home must have really screwed with your sense of normal. [ Wait, that sounds rude. ] I mean, in a good way. [ ... wait. ] Actually, no, I guess there is no good way. I just mean a lot of people probably wouldn't worry about the vampire's well-being first.