"And then if I do go uncontrolled it's probably going to be awful and there's no guarantee I'll snap out of it for a while…"

"Pretty much, yes."

"So it's probably. Still a good idea for you to stay."

Smile.

"Yeah. We should maybe see whether Ev can't get her power to come up with a plan that doesn't overwhelm her mind, though."

"Could invite her 'round for an hour or a few before we go, tomorrow, have her brainstorm?"

"Yeah, probably a good idea."

"– So I've been thinking."

"Good habit, that."

He smirks. "Once in a while, yeah."

Pause. "So anyway. I'm less conflicted about a thing."

"Mmhm?" he asks, looking out the window.

"You."

"Mmhm?" he asks again, this time looking at Theo.

"I was being kinda ridiculous."

"Mmhm?" he repeats, encouragingly.

"Mmhm."

"That was me encouraging you to go on."

"And so I'm probably up for casual sex and biting."

"Terrible timing, you know."

"Because we're going to heal people?"

"Yes."

"Awkward, that."

"Yes. So why, exactly, did you choose this moment...?"

"Thought you'd want to know sooner rather than later."

"You could've phoned me about it earlier, so soonest is probably not your criterion, here!"

"Soonest in person?"