Mm. [ He responded in acknowledgement, eyes still narrowing suspiciously at the statement. He could guess, of course, what he was going to say, but he didn't bother. He knew Nelson well enough, and he knew them as a pair to know where there was a pitfall, and questioning it and driving it would just pull them into another fight.
He slid out of his cape, something he often did when he got home now, the house larger than a MAC apartment, but not generous enough on space that he could move around with a cape that would get into everything.
Eventually, with eyes still narrowed, he slid onto the couch, watching Nelson. Maybe not warily, but he wasn't looking anywhere else, not even bothering to look at JR, who had decided that everyone was home, so he could go to sleep. He landed onto the opposite side, not acknowledging the space between them for the moment. ]
I suppose it isn't. If you're going to stay up, you can join me out there more often.
[ More often than he already did. HJ didn't see the logic in sitting around, although he suspected this was a "Nelson" thing. Even if he didn't acknowledge there was a problem, it was still hanging over their heads. ]
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He slid out of his cape, something he often did when he got home now, the house larger than a MAC apartment, but not generous enough on space that he could move around with a cape that would get into everything.
Eventually, with eyes still narrowed, he slid onto the couch, watching Nelson. Maybe not warily, but he wasn't looking anywhere else, not even bothering to look at JR, who had decided that everyone was home, so he could go to sleep. He landed onto the opposite side, not acknowledging the space between them for the moment. ]
I suppose it isn't. If you're going to stay up, you can join me out there more often.
[ More often than he already did. HJ didn't see the logic in sitting around, although he suspected this was a "Nelson" thing. Even if he didn't acknowledge there was a problem, it was still hanging over their heads. ]