Didn't stop either of us before. [ It's not fair, but it's kinder than pinning it all on her. They both fucked up in the past. ] I've been living here for two years now. I've been handling myself without the suit for longer than that. Handling myself with the suit all on my own- [ Ignoring D because thinking about that will just make him more bitter. ] for even longer. I got this. You already know how to get ahold of me.

[ Whatever the thing in her hand is? It looks new. And he's learned far too well to avoid the ever loving hell out of new. New's how the project happened, how the eye happened, how he damn near died all those years ago. No thank you. ] You want me to ride along- Clair, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna need a reason. I jumped in without looking to help Tex and- yeah.