[ He's normally better than this, would have noticed her tension and either called his own form of attention to it or filed it away for later. Normally, he pays better attention to his callsigns. She has, however, managed to find what is probably his most sensitive topic, and poke it with a stick. He doesn't even think she meant to - if he had, then his response would have been altogether different - but it's the combined that that he wasn't expecting it, that she didn't act like it was some kind of joke, and that she followed it up like this, that all have his response being so...
Well. Whatever this is. He doesn't actually shrug out of the weird hug, not even a little even if he thinks probably it's what he should do. Actually, he leans into it a little, before he realizes himself and pulls away. ] You should. [ He drinks again, but at least it's not enough to finish this glass too. It's close, but. The gesture - all of the ones she's just made - are appreciated, and somehow he conveys that in his tone even while he turns their comfort down. ] I should know.
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Well. Whatever this is. He doesn't actually shrug out of the weird hug, not even a little even if he thinks probably it's what he should do. Actually, he leans into it a little, before he realizes himself and pulls away. ] You should. [ He drinks again, but at least it's not enough to finish this glass too. It's close, but. The gesture - all of the ones she's just made - are appreciated, and somehow he conveys that in his tone even while he turns their comfort down. ] I should know.