[ Even for how bittersweet the images that greet him on the screen are right now, he's so, so, so very glad to have them. Her words are such a warm and gentle reminder of that that he has to turn his eyes downward for a moment to hide a prickle of tears at the corners of them.
He recovers quickly enough, though, wearing a worn smile as he glances up at her question. She has a knowing look in her eyes, and he can't really blame her, can he? ]
I mean...I'm still on my feet, aren't I? [ HOW REASSURING... ] Nah, I've been resting fine. Don't worry about me. There's a lot of sickies out there right now.
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[ Even for how bittersweet the images that greet him on the screen are right now, he's so, so, so very glad to have them. Her words are such a warm and gentle reminder of that that he has to turn his eyes downward for a moment to hide a prickle of tears at the corners of them.
He recovers quickly enough, though, wearing a worn smile as he glances up at her question. She has a knowing look in her eyes, and he can't really blame her, can he? ]
I mean...I'm still on my feet, aren't I? [ HOW REASSURING... ] Nah, I've been resting fine. Don't worry about me. There's a lot of sickies out there right now.