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[claudiometer]

So which half of Liminal was going to help with Shiro's replacement arm, again? Apparently it's time to get the ball rolling on that.

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[how_they_shine]

[There's a pause. Then Shiro speaks again, more gently.]

Do you want to talk about it?

[helborn]

I'm okay, Shiro. Really.

[But this is the psychic network, and it's hard to hide the bitterness seeping into his mental tone.]

This is about you, not me.

[how_they_shine]

You know what I like not talking about? Myself. I like not doing that an awful lot. It is perhaps one of my least favorite things to do, talking about me.

Look. It's okay to not be okay about this stuff. And if the two of us can't talk about it together, I don't know who can. I'm pretty superfluous right now.

[helborn]

You're not. You're more important than that.

... Sorry. I just... not right now.

[how_they_shine]

[Startled pause.]

...All right, Casper. When you're ready and not before. I'm sorry for pushing.

[helborn]

... It's not your fault. Really, it's not. I promise.

[how_they_shine]

No. I'm pretty sure I know whose, but it's not yours.

[helborn]

[There's just the sense of tension before he stops paying attention to the network. He can't shut it off, but he's focusing on something else.]