You were wrong. [It's just as quiet, but implacable. He's not letting go of that certainty, even if he's not going to open up the can of worms around why right now.]
But-- I know that. That it's not about that.
[A half-drawn breath as he debates voicing what he's been thinking about since well before his latest bout of stasis.] I-- There's someone I want to ask, about their plans after the barge. About... if there's room in them for another person. But if there's not. I'm still not going home. The world thinks I'm dead anyway. I might as well take the chance to be someone I like with people I love.
[ROUND AND ROUND HE GOES. Neal makes an impatient noise at himself.] What I'm saying is, what I'm trying to say is, if your team has room for someone who's really bad at violence, it... could be fun.
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But-- I know that. That it's not about that.
[A half-drawn breath as he debates voicing what he's been thinking about since well before his latest bout of stasis.] I-- There's someone I want to ask, about their plans after the barge. About... if there's room in them for another person. But if there's not. I'm still not going home. The world thinks I'm dead anyway. I might as well take the chance to be someone I like with people I love.
[ROUND AND ROUND HE GOES. Neal makes an impatient noise at himself.] What I'm saying is, what I'm trying to say is, if your team has room for someone who's really bad at violence, it... could be fun.