[ John's not expecting company, barely even on the plane of thought (and consciousness, god is he tired if he thinks about it) that let's him recognise there's anyone heading his way, so he doesn't quite startle when Dorian speaks but does have a moment of coming back to himself, of blinking over at company—
and then recognition, and there's a brief flicker of something that's almost humour, like he's about to return to form and laugh him off... doesn't. he does huff a laugh, but it's not dismissive in the slightest. ]
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and then recognition, and there's a brief flicker of something that's almost humour, like he's about to return to form and laugh him off... doesn't. he does huff a laugh, but it's not dismissive in the slightest. ]
Yeah. [ yeah. ] Well. Doing what I can.